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Shaun F.
Parsons

he / him / his Associate
  • sparsons@airdberlis.com
  • 416.637.7982
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Admitted to the Ontario Bar: 2021
Admitted to the Alberta Bar: 2019
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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.

Expertise

  • Restructuring & Insolvency
  • Banking & Finance
  • Financial Services

Representative Matters

Representative Matter

XTM and Everyday People Payments Obtain CCAA Protection

Aird & Berlis is acting for Pateno Payments Inc. and Digital Commerce Bank with a team including Richard Epstein and Shaun Parsons (Financial Services).

February 27, 2026

Representative Matter

RBC Obtains Receivership and Interim Receivership Over Panjaab Transport

Aird & Berlis acted as counsel to RBC on both applications with a team consisting of Sanjeev Mitra, Shaun Parsons and Samantha Hans (Financial Services).

October 09, 2025

Representative Matter

Indie Alehouse Brewing Co. Seeks Creditor Protection

Aird & Berlis is acting for the proposal trustee with a team of Steven Graff, Shaun Parsons and Cristian Delfino (Financial Services).

July 07, 2025

Representative Matter

RBC Secures Receivership of Ontario Construction Companies

On July 4, 2025, BECC Construction Inc., Dali Drywall Ltd., 2737566 Ontario Inc. and Massive Devcon Corporation, Ontario-based construction companies, were placed into receivership after defaulting on a $4.3-million loan to Royal Bank of Canada (“RBC”).

July 04, 2025

Representative Matter

Business Development Bank of Canada Secures Appointment of Receiver for 2868335 Ontario Inc.

On July 3, 2025, 2868335 Ontario Inc. (the "Debtor") was placed into receivership following an application by Business Development Bank of Canada ("BDC").

July 03, 2025

Representative Matter

RBC Obtains Receivership Over Car Dealership Assets

Aird & Berlis acted as counsel to RBC with a team consisting of Sanjeev Mitra and Shaun Parsons (Financial Services).

May 16, 2025

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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
Moderator, "Putting on the Red Sash: A Dialogue With the Bench," OBA Insolvency Law Section, January 23, 2025.

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.

Related Publications

Article

Commercial Certainty Prevails: Ontario Court Upholds Consent to Receivership in Peace Bridge

March 30, 2026

Article

Alberta and Ontario Courts Reaffirm Enforceability of Consents to Receiverships

December 10, 2024

Article

Bay Street Lawyers Beware: U.S. Court Finds Conflict of Interest Representing Debtor and One of Its Major Shareholders in Bankruptcy Proceedings

June 20, 2024

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Firm News

Aird & Berlis Welcomes New Associates Adrienne Ho and Shaun F. Parsons

December 11, 2023

Education

  • JD, University of Toronto, 2018
  • B.Comm., University of Alberta, 2015
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