Robert J Chadwick
Canada Guide 2025
Band 1 : Restructuring/Insolvency
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About
Provided by Robert J Chadwick
Practice Areas
Robert J. Chadwick is a partner at Goodmans. He practices in the areas of corporate and commercial law, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, banking and private equity law with a focus on corporate financing and restructuring. He also has expertise in national, cross-border and international transactions.
Rob has provided strategic advice in significant financings, acquisitions and other transactional matters in various industries on behalf of a diverse group of clients. He advises a number of boards of directors of companies, and is recognized as a leading business lawyer in Canada.
Career
Rob is recognized as a leading practitioner of insolvency and restructuring law by several leading industry guides, including The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, the Lexpert Special Edition: Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers, Chambers Canada, Chambers Global, Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers, IFLR1000 (Market Leader), Who’s Who Legal: Restructuring & Insolvency, Who’s Who Legal Canada, Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders - Restructuring & Insolvency, The Legal 500 Canada, Best Lawyers in Canada and The 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers.
Rob has consistently been ranked by Chambers in Band 1 (the highest ranking) of the leading restructuring lawyers in Canada and is featured in the 2021 Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A leading lawyers. He was recognized by Lexpert as one of Canada’s “Top 40 Lawyers Under 40” early in his career. He was named the 2014 Toronto Insolvency and Financial Restructuring “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in Canada. In 2022, Rob was named as a Global Elite Thought Leader in the WWL Thought Leaders, Restructuring & Insolvency 2022 Report.
Professional Memberships
Rob is a frequent speaker on a broad range of corporate, restructuring and board governance topics in Canada, and is a member of the Women's Success Committee at Goodmans.
He is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, Ontario Bar Association, INSOL International, Insolvency Institute of Canada, International Insolvency Institute, and Turnaround Management Association.
Chambers Review
Canada
Robert Chadwick is deeply experienced in assisting clients with recapitalisation transactions, strategic reviews and CCAA proceedings. He is based in Toronto.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Robert is terrific - very flexible and quick on his feet. He knows the market inside-out and is good at creating flexible strategies and navigating the counterparty's arguments."
"He's the guy I call when I need someone - he's very bright and very knowledgeable."
"Robert has a sophisticated, commercialised approach to matters."
"Robert is the go-to guy, probably the best lawyer in Canada."
"Robert is terrific - very flexible and quick on his feet. He knows the market inside-out and is good at creating flexible strategies and navigating the counterparty's arguments."
"He's the guy I call when I need someone - he's very bright and very knowledgeable."
"Robert has a sophisticated, commercialised approach to matters."
"Robert is the go-to guy, probably the best lawyer in Canada."
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