Restructuring
Goodmans Restructuring Group is the largest in Canada and is widely and consistently recognized as Canada’s top restructuring and insolvency practice. For 20 consecutive years, Chambers Global has ranked Goodmans Restructuring Group as Canada's #1 and most experienced restructuring practice.
We were named “Restructuring Firm of the Year” for Canada at the IFLR Americas Awards 2021. We are consistently ranked as Canada’s market leader by several other international publications.
We have played a significant role in substantially all of the leading insolvency cases in Canada and have acted on more restructurings than any other Canadian law firm.
Our strategic, common sense approach is informed by our transactional and capital markets dominance in Canada. We have cross-functional abilities with “down the hall” experts in our top-ranked practices, such as M&A, corporate finance, banking, real estate, securities, tax and litigation, among other practices. We provide strategic solutions that include a broad range of financing and restructuring alternatives, corporate plans, exchange offers and other material transactions.
We are consistently engaged in complex restructuring and insolvency mandates across Canada and across industry sectors. Our domestic and international clients include private and public companies, noteholders, purchasers, investors, lenders, private equity firms, special committees, court-appointed officers, industry regulators, institutional funds, governments and other key parties.
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Meet our teamFeatured Work
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Restructuring
Sherritt International Corporation Completes $90 Million Notes Purchase Transaction
Goodmans LLP represented Sherritt International Corporation in its $90 Million Notes Purchase Transaction Pursuant to Oversubscribed Offers… -
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Harte Gold CCAA Proceedings
Goodmans LLP (“Goodmans”) is counsel to FTI Consulting Canada Inc. (“FTI”), the court-appointed monitor of Harte Gold Corp. (“Harte Gold” or the “Company”) in its ongoing proceedings under the… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
Fiera Private Debt Construction, Acquisition and Term Loan Facility to BioNorth Energy
Goodmans acted as lead counsel to Fiera Private Debt on a construction, acquisition and term loan facility to BioNorth Energy to finance the acquisition of a 36.8 MW biomass-fired power generation… -
Restructuring
Sherritt International Corporation CBCA Plan of Arrangement
Goodmans LLP acted for Sherritt International Corporation in connection with their plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act… -
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McEwan Enterprises Inc. Restructuring
Goodmans LLP acted as counsel to McEwan Enterprises Inc. in connection with the successful restructuring of the Company’s lease obligations and its proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
Clairvest Group's Acquisition of Sunpower Corporation
Goodmans acted for Clairvest Group Inc., together with Clairvest Equity Partners VI , in connection with the acquisition of the solar operations and maintenance business of SunPower Corporation…
Insights
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Banking and Financial Services
The Lending and Secured Finance Review 8th Edition - Canada Chapter
Jean Anderson, David Wiseman, David Nadler, Caroline Descours, Michael Royal, Kyle Gerow and Cathy Costa-Faria co-authored the Canada Chapter of The Law Reviews' Lending and Secured Finance Review 8th… -
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ICLG - Restructuring & Insolvency Laws & Regulations - Canada Chapter
Joseph Pasquariello, Andrew Harmes and Brennan Caldwell co-authored the Canada Chapter of ICLG - Restructuring & Insolvency Laws & Regulations - 16th Edition.The… -
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Supreme Court of Canada Holds Pre-filing Claims can be Set Off in Proceedings Under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act
In Montreal (City) v. Deloitte Restructuring Inc., a majority of the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (the “CCAA”) authorizes a court, though only in rare… -
Banking and Financial Services
The Lending and Secured Finance Review 7th Edition - Canada Chapter
Jean Anderson, David Wiseman, David Nadler, Carrie Smit, Caroline Descours, Kyle Gerow and Cathy Costa-Faria co-authored the Canada Chapter of The Law Reviews' Lending and Secured Finance Review 7th… -
Banking and Financial Services
The Acquisition and Leveraged Finance Review 7th Edition - Canada Chapter
Jean Anderson, David Nadler, Carrie Smit, David Wiseman, and Caroline Descours co-authored the Canada Chapter of The Law Reviews' Acquisition and Leveraged Finance Review 7th Edition. The publication… -
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2nd Edition INSOL International Book; Treatment of Secured Claims in Insolvency and Pre-Insolvency Proceedings II - Canada Chapter
Brian Empey and Andrew Harmes authored the Canada Chapter of the 2nd Edition INSOL International Book; Treatment of Secured Claims in Insolvency and Pre-Insolvency Proceedings II. This book covers a…
Awards & Recognition
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Chambers Canada Band 1, Restructuring/Insolvency 2023
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The Globe and Mail’s Canada’s Best Law Firms List Recognized, Restructuring & Insolvency 2023
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The Legal 500 Canada Tier 1, Restructuring and Insolvency 2023
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The Legal 500 Canada Tier 1, Restructuring and Insolvency 2022
News & Events
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Banking and Financial Services
Goodmans named one of Canada's Best Law Firms for 2023
We’re pleased to announce Goodmans was once again named to The Globe and Mail’s Canada’s Best Law Firms list, recognizing the firm as one of the country’s best law firms for 2023.Goodmans was… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
Chambers and Partners Continues to Honour Goodmans with Top Tier Recognition
We are delighted to announce Goodmans LLP has once again received top tier recognition from Chambers and Partners in the Chambers Canada 2023 Guide released today. Recognition from Chambers… -
Restructuring
Chris Armstrong at CAIRP Ontario's Corporate Technical Update
Chris Armstrong joins a panel of legal experts to discuss the latest case law for corporate practitioners out of Ontario and discover new strategies from professionals in your insolvency community…