Leanne M. Williams
Global Guide 2024
Band 3 : Restructuring/Insolvency
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About
Provided by Leanne M. Williams
Practice Areas
Partner practicing exclusively in the area of restructuring and insolvency. Recognized as a leading practitioner in scenarios including workouts, refinancings, receiverships, bankruptcies and the enforcement of creditors' rights generally. Regularly represents chartered banks and other financial institutions across a broad spectrum of industries as well as troubled debtors and court-appointed officers such as trustees in bankruptcy, receivers and monitors in CCAA proceedings. Recent significant mandates include acting as lead counsel in the restructuring of the Carriage Ridge and Carriage Hills timeshare resorts, to the Board of Directors of Harte Gold Corp., the Unsecured Creditors Committee in the cross border restructuring of Bumblebee and Cloverleaf, BDC in the CCAA proceedings of North American Fur, JTI-Macdonald Corp. during its restructuring under the CCAA, BDC Capital in the Quebec CCAA proceeding of BioAmber, counsel to Whirlpool Canada in the CCAA restructuring of Sears Canada and counsel to Alberta gas producer, Endurance Energy Ltd. in its CCAA proceeding.
Professional Memberships
Insolvency Institute of Canada, INSOL International, President of the Turnaround Management Association (Toronto Chapter), IWIRC, Canadian Insolvency Foundation, The Advocates' Society and the American Bankruptcy Institute.
Chambers Review
Global
Leanne Williams is noted for her experience in major CCAA proceedings and is highly sought after by major commercial banks, among other clients. She is based in Toronto.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Leanne is a very practical lawyer. She is able to resolve many matters before they become bigger problems."
"She is practical and writes well too."
"Leanne is a very practical lawyer. She is able to resolve many matters before they become bigger problems."
"She is practical and writes well too."
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