When involved in a financing or restructuring transaction, Aaron’s experience and insight into the common issues faced by clients allows him to identify potential problems early and provide practical, common-sense solutions that help his clients achieve their objectives. His approach ensures that his clients can focus on running their business, instead of worrying about legal issues. A self-described deal junkie, Aaron thrives on getting deals done and will make sure your transaction gets across the finish line.
As the Co-Leader of the firm's Financial Services and Banking & Finance Groups, Aaron's practice focuses on corporate and commercial lending transactions with an emphasis on asset-based, syndicated, secured, mezzanine and subordinated debt, both domestic and cross-border. He also practises in the area of insolvency and restructuring law, including the commercial aspects of turnarounds, reorganizations, liquidations, security enforcement, receiverships, plans of arrangement under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, proposals and bankruptcies under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the purchase and sale of distressed assets and businesses.
Aaron regularly acts for a broad range of lenders, including domestic and foreign banks and asset-based lenders, borrowers in many different industries and unsecured creditors, court-appointed officers and other stakeholders on domestic and cross-border insolvency and restructuring matters.
Professional Involvement
“Specialty Provisions to Meet New Challenges (Including “Force Majeure”),” Law Society of Ontario's Understanding Commercial Debt Financing Transactions Webinar, November 23, 2020.
"Guiding Borrower Clients through Potential Breaches," Law Society of Ontario Webinar, September 15, 2020.
"Keeping Fees to a Minimum in a Financing Transaction," Aird & Berlis LLP Collateral Matters Newsletter, December 2013.
“No Shortcut to an Injunction: Royal Bank of Canada v. Rastogi,” National Banking Law Review, October 2011, Vol. 30, No. 5.
"Changes to the Canadian Payments Association Rules for Pre-Authorized Debits," National Creditor Debtor Review, June 2010, Vol. 25, No. 2.
"Fraud in Lending Transactions," National Creditor Debtor Review, September 2009, Vol. 24, No. 3.
"The CDS Contagion," (with Sam Billard) National Banking Law Review, June 2009, Vol. 28, No. 3.
"Lending in Troubled Times," The Banking Law Journal, June 2009.
"Section 347 of the Criminal Code and Everyday Commercial Transactions," National Banking Law Review, February 2009, Vol. 28, No. 1 and Aird & Berlis LLP Collateral Matters Newsletter, December 2008.
"Leaving License Agreements Behind – A Caution About Insolvent Licensors," Aird & Berlis LLP Collateral Matters Newsletter, October 2008.
"License Agreements, Legislative Amendments and the Implication for Restructurings," Aird & Berlis LLP Collateral Matters Newsletter, October 2008.
"Canadian Privacy Legislation and the Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information," Telehealth Law, July 2008.
"Canadian Privacy Legislation and the Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information Part One: Personal Health Information," Aird & Berlis LLP Procurement, Privacy & Healthcare Technology Newsletter, May 2008.