Samantha
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Associate
Admitted to the Ontario Bar: 2022
Samantha draws on her strong attention to detail to provide pragmatic solutions for her clients. She enjoys the fast-paced and high-stakes nature of restructuring and bankruptcy matters.
Samantha is a member of the firm’s Financial Services and Litigation & Dispute Resolution Groups. Her practice focuses on bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings involving mid-market and large cap companies. She represents creditors, debtors and court-appointed officers. Samantha’s work encompasses a broad range of insolvency proceedings, including asset sales and recovery, security enforcement and restructuring litigation.
Samantha is passionate about community involvement and has extensive experience working with grassroots, pro bono and international human rights organizations.
Professional Involvement
Memberships
- Member-at-Large, Insolvency Law Section, Canadian Bar Association
- Director-at-Large, International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)
- Member, TMA NexGen Committee
Speaker, "Real Estate in Distress and a Taste of Current Issues," BMO Seminar (Toronto, Ontario), April 22, 2024.
Speaker, "Let’s look this stalking horse bid in the mouth: an exploration of stalking horse bid trends plus a review of cannabis filings since legalization," 21st Annual Review of Insolvency Law Conference (Vancouver, British Columbia), February 2, 2024.
Co-Author, "In the Weeds: A Quantitative Summary of Canadian Cannabis Insolvency Filings from Legalization to 2023," Annual Review of Insolvency Law, 2023.
Co-Author, "In re: The Hacienda Company, LLC – The Budding Change in U.S. Bankruptcy Law Starts to Flower," Aird & Berlis LLP Financial Services Flash, November 22, 2023.
Co-Author, "BioSteel Files for Creditor Protection: Will the Budding Change in U.S. Bankruptcy Law Bloom?" Aird & Berlis LLP Financial Services Flash, September 21, 2023.
Co-Author, "In re: The Hacienda Company, LLC – A Budding Change in Bankruptcy Law for Cannabis Companies?" Aird & Berlis LLP Financial Services Flash, June 12, 2023.