Bankruptcy, Insolvency, and Restructuring
When financial difficulties arise, every decision counts. Reactiveness, quality of judgment, and a thorough understanding of the issues can make a difference.
Our team works with all parties affected—whether directly or indirectly—by an insolvency situation to analyze the circumstances, evaluate options, and implement strategies tailored to each party’s interests. Our attorneys combine legal expertise, pragmatism, and strategic insight to protect our clients’ interests and promote viable solutions when they mostly matter.
Our Legal Services in Bankruptcy, Insolvency, and Restructuring
Our attorneys represent all parties affected directly or indirectly by an insolvency situation, including financial institutions, licensed insolvency trustee, receivers, liquidators, and controllers. We also assist creditor companies, companies struggling with financial difficulties, debtors and lenders, regardless of their role in the matter.
Our versatility also enables us to assist buyers, investors, lenders, and other stakeholders in transactions involving insolvent debtors, taking into account the actual impact of an insolvency situation on a commercial transaction—a factor that is often decisive for the outcome of a case.
This expertise is based on in-depth knowledge of corporate and commercial law in the areas of security interests, real estate, and litigation.
Our team also holds a thorough understanding of applicable insolvency laws. Furthermore, our close relations with key industry stakeholders are a tangible advantage that directly benefits our clients.
We provide the following legal services:
Corporate Restructuring & Reorganization
- Corporate Restructuring and Reorganization
- Reorganization Proceedings
- Difficult Transactions
- Receivership
- Liquidation and Dissolution of Companies
Securities and Debt Collection
- Debt collection and enforcement of security interests
- Surety bonds
- Financial transactions and security interests
Representation & Litigation
- Representation of creditors, receivers, trustees, and debtors — Litigation before the courts
- Proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA)
- Proceedings under the Farm Debt Mediation Act and the Canada Business Corporations Act.
Choosing Stein Monast means:
Benefiting from a strategic and creative approach tailored to your situation. This combination of legal rigor, professional connections, and swift execution enables us to effectively protect your business interests and implement solutions tailored specifically to you.
Our bankruptcy, insolvency, and restructuring attorneys are recognized by publications such as the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and Best Lawyers in Canada. They are actively involved in the business community and frequently speak at conferences on insolvency and restructuring. Some of them are members of the TMA (Turnaround Management Association), a professional community dedicated to the turnaround of struggling businesses. They also teach at Laval University and the École du Barreau du Québec in the areas of security interests, bankruptcy, and insolvency.
