
Overview
Gale Rubenstein serves as counsel in the Restructuring Group at Goodmans, which is consistently and widely recognized as Canada’s best and leading corporate restructuring practice.
Throughout her distinguished career specializing in commercial insolvency, corporate restructuring, pensions, and regulatory matters, Gale has earned widespread acclaim as a preeminent restructuring and insolvency expert. She has played a pivotal role in some of the country’s most substantial and intricate restructurings, including serving as lead insolvency counsel to the Investors Committee chaired by Purdy Crawford, addressing Asset Backed Commercial Paper, Nortel Networks, and advising the Province of Ontario on the restructurings of Chrysler, General Motors, US Steel Canada, Algoma Steel and Laurentian University.
In addition to her legal accomplishments, Gale is an experienced board member. Currently, she serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the University Pension Plan and holds board positions with Algoma Steel Group Inc. and the Scarborough Health Network. She is also a member of the CDIC Advisory Panel. Her extensive board experience also includes over a decade with Hydro One, where she chaired and was a member of numerous committees.
Gale is actively engaged with the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto. She has lent her expertise to various organizations, including the board of Outside the March Theatre Company, the Insolvency Institute of Canada, where she chaired the National Membership Committee, and the board of the Osgoode Hall Law School Alumni Association.
For more than two decades Gale has received global recognition for her expertise in numerous publications including Chambers and Partners, IFLR1000, Euromoney's Guide to the World’s Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers and Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business Law, Lexology Index, Best Lawyers in Canada and Lexpert. She has been honoured with the Ontario Bar Association’s Award for Excellence in Insolvency Law and currently holds the distinguished title of Fellow of the Insolvency Institute of Canada.
Awards & Recognition
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Chambers Canada Senior Statespeople, Restructuring/Insolvency 2026
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Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized, Employee Benefits Law, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law 2026
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Chambers Global Senior Statespeople, Restructuring/Insolvency 2025
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Chambers Canada Senior Statespeople, Restructuring/Insolvency 2025
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Lexpert Special Edition: Insolvency and Restructuring Canada's Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers 2025
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The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory Recognized, Insolvency & Financial Restructuring: Financial Restructuring 2025
Credentials
Education
- Osgoode Hall Law School, LL.B.
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
- Canadian Bar Association
- INSOL International
- Insolvency Institute of Canada
Call to Bar
- Ontario
Insights
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Employment, Pensions and Executive Compensation
OSFI Actions to Address Issues Stemming From COVID-19
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Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Impact of COVID-19 on Canadian Pension Plans
This Update includes the considerations to keep in mind while evaluating the impact of COVID-19 on Canadian Pension Plans, from both an employer perspective and a transactional perspective… -
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
2012 New Brunswick: Proposed Pension Changes
On Thursday, May 31, the New Brunswick government tabled legislation for a new pension model developed by its Task Force on Protecting Pensions…
News & Events
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Restructuring
Goodmans Recognized in the Lexpert Special Edition: Insolvency and Restructuring 2025
We are pleased to announce 15 Goodmans LLP lawyers are recognized among Canada's experts in corporate restructuring and insolvency law in the Lexpert Special Edition: Insolvency and Restructuring… -
Aging and Healthcare
Goodmans Honoured Again with Top-Tier Recognition from Chambers and Partners
We are delighted to announce Goodmans LLP continues to receive top-tier recognition from Chambers and Partners in the Chambers Canada 2026 Guide.Recognition from Chambers and Partners is based on… -
100+ Goodmans Lawyers Once Again Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada: 2026 Edition
We are delighted to announce Goodmans LLP has once again been recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada with 106 lawyers featured across 45 practice areas.Congratulations to Neill…