Shaun F.
Parsons
he / him / his
Associate
Admitted to the Alberta Bar: 2019
Shaun is a practical and solution-orientated advocate. With a background in research and drafting, he applies both an analytical and creative lens to addressing his clients’ legal challenges. In fast-paced restructuring mandates, Shaun is able to see the big picture and manages immediate concerns while keeping broader goals in mind.
Shaun is a member of the firm’s Financial Services Group. He is experienced in complex matters, ranging from insolvency proceedings and fraud to commercial disputes. In his insolvency practice, Shaun acts for debtors, financial institutions, creditors, court officers and other insolvency professionals.
Shaun is Chair of the Ontario Bar Association’s Insolvency Law Section. His work has been published in Commercial Insolvency Reporter, the Journal of the Insolvency Institute of Canada and the Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professional’s Rebuilding Success magazine.
Professional Involvement
Memberships
- Canadian Bar Association
- Chair, Insolvency Law Section, Ontario Bar Association
Community Involvement
- Volunteered for the Insolvency Institute of Canada’s Social Media committee
- Volunteered for the Canadian Bar Association’s Law Day committee
Co-Author, "Commercial Certainty Prevails: Ontario Court Upholds Consent to Receivership in Peace Bridge," Aird & Berlis LLP, Financial Perspectives, March 30, 2026.
Co-Author, "Bay Street Lawyers Beware: U.S. Court Finds Conflict of Interest Representing Debtor and One of its Major Shareholders in Bankruptcy Proceedings," National Insolvency Review, April 2025, Vol.42, No.2.
Co-Author, "Alberta and Ontario Courts Reaffirm Enforceability of Consents to Receiverships," Aird & Berlis LLP Financial Services Flash, December 10, 2024 (Included in Commercial Insolvency Reporter, February 2025).
Co-Author, "Bay Street Lawyers Beware: U.S. Court Finds Conflict of Interest Representing Debtor and One of Its Major Shareholders in Bankruptcy Proceedings," Aird & Berlis LLP Financial Services Flash, June 20, 2024.
Author, "The Tug-of-War for Control," Rebuilding Success Magazine, Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals, February 6, 2023.
Co-Author, "This is an Intervention: Reflections on the Interventions Brought by the Insolvency Institute of Canada Between 2013-2020," Insolvency Institute of Canada, IIC-ART Vol. 10-15, 2021.