Lisa Hiebert

Practice Areas

Lisa handles all aspects of commercial insolvencies, formal and informal restructurings (including proceedings under the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act), along with enforcement and financial services litigation for a wide range of clients.

Lisa has been involved in a number of significant insolvency files advising and representing insolvency professionals, challenged companies, lenders, suppliers, directors and officers and other stakeholders. Her sector experience is diverse and includes cannabis, mining, retail, oil and gas, technology and manufacturing.

Lisa also has experience in litigation, including commercial disputes, contract issues and debt enforcement. Lisa has appeared before all levels of court in British Columbia and Alberta, and the British Columbia Securities Commission.

Professional Memberships

Member, Insolvency Institute of Canada (admitted in 2020);

Member, British Columbia Model Insolvency Order Committee;

Board Member, Turnaround Management Association Northwest Chapter (President);

Member, International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)

Publications

Co-Author, Beyond Bluberi – Practical and International Perspectives on Litigation Funding, Journal of Insolvency in Canada, Vol 11 [2022 J.I.I.C.]

Author, How Safe is the Harbour: Eligible Financial Contracts and the Bellatrix CCAA Proceedings, Journal of Insolvency Law in Canada, Vol 10 [2021 J.I.I.C.]