Jeff Lee and J.J. Burnell presenting at 2024 Insolvency Institute of Canada Conference

MLT Aikins lawyers Jeff Lee, K.C. and J.J. Burnell will present at the 2024 Insolvency Institute of Canada (IIC) Conference. The conference takes place in Scottsdale, Arizona from September 26-29, 2024.

Jeff Lee will speak on a panel discussion entitled “Who Is Really Driving The Bus? Creditor-Initiated CCAA Proceedings,” moderated by Justice Shelley Fitzpatrick of the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Jeff will present alongside two other IIC member practitioners.

J.J. Burnell will co-present “Legislative Reforms: Past, Present and Future, Did We Get it Right?” with Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz of the Supreme Court of Justice of Ontario moderating the session.

The 2024 IIC conference includes sessions that cover a broad range of insolvency topics extending to: limits on director and officer protections in Canadian insolvency law, the Winding-Up and Restructuring Act, risk management for secured lenders in insolvency cases, enforceability of intercreditor agreements in Canadian insolvency, and current issues in international insolvency.

About the Insolvency Institute of Canada

The Insolvency Institute of Canada (IIC) is Canada’s leading private-sector insolvency organization. The non-profit organization is dedicated to improving the insolvency process and enhancing the professional quality of, and public respect for, the insolvency and bankruptcy practice in Canada. Members of the IIC are drawn from the most senior and experienced professionals representing the Canadian insolvency community.

About Jeff Lee, K.C.

Jeff represents companies in financial distress, lenders and court officers in restructuring and insolvency proceedings across Western Canada. His insolvency experience spans various industries including manufacturing, energy, aviation, real estate, agribusiness, hospitality, transportation, telecommunications, fish processing, construction, forest products, mining and pulp and paper.

About J.J. Burnell

J.J. provides advice regarding corporate recovery strategies, debt restructuring, arrangements under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, proposals under the Bankruptcy Insolvency Act, loans, loan recovery and enforcement, liquidations shareholder, director and employee issues, lender liability, farm enforcement – including in respect of the Farm Debt Mediation Act (Canada) and mediations and applications under the Family Farm Protection Act (Manitoba) and the Farm Machinery and Equipment Act (Manitoba) – and bankruptcy and receivership generally. She advises corporations, banks, secondary lenders, venture capital firms, monitors, receivers, trustees, shareholders, creditors and debtors.