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Tay, Derrick C., Gowling WLG Toronto - (416) 369-7330 - derrick.tay@gowlingwlg.com
Derrick Tay leads the firm's corporate restructuring practice. His primary focus is on the restructuring and
reorganization of complex debtor corporations. He has been involved in most of the major Canadian restruc-
turings, including Essar Steel Algoma Inc., Montréal Maine & Atlantic Railway, Great Basin Gold, Nortel,
SemCanada Crude, Quebecor World Inc., the Canadian asset-based commercial paper crisis, MuscleTech,
Ravelston Corporation Limited, Air Canada, Teleglobe Inc., Bell Canada International Inc., Grace Canada,
Inc., Babcock & Wilcox Canada Ltd., and e Loewen Group Inc. Derrick has deep experience in cross-bor-
der and multi-jurisdictional transactions including being debtor's counsel for Nortel Networks Limited and
counsel to the Monitor in the Algoma and the Sino – Forest proceedings. He has also written and spoken
extensively and has taught courses at several law schools.
Lexpert Ranking: MFR
Kennedy, Rebecca L., Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP Toronto - (416) 304-0603 - rkennedy@tgf.ca
Rebecca is a partner at TGF practicing in the insolvency and restructuring group. She has experience
in receiverships, security enforcement, creditors' rights, debtor protection and corporate restructuring.
She has represented lenders, debtors, court officers and DIP financiers in regional, national and cross-border
insolvencies. Rebecca's recent representative work includes acting as: (i) lead counsel to RCR International
Inc. and W.J. Dennis & Company in connection with their sale under the CCAA and Chapter 15 of the US
Bankruptcy Code; (ii) counsel to PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. in its role as the court appointed monitor
of Pacific Exploration and Production Corporation and its subsidiaries, which debtors undertook a cross-
border restructuring under the CCAA, Chapter 15 of the US Bankruptcy Code and a foreign recognition
under Law 1116 of 2006 in Colombia; and (iii) lead counsel to GuestLogix Inc. and its international
subsidiaries with respect to their restructuring under the CCAA. Rebecca has been recognized
as a rising leader in the industry.
Lexpert Ranking: LTW
Miller, D. J., Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP Toronto - (416) 304-0559 - djmiller@tgf.ca
D.J. Miller is a partner in the insolvency and restructuring group of ornton Grout Finnigan LLP and has
represented a wide variety of stakeholders in many cross-border proceedings. She was lead Canadian insol-
vency counsel to the UK Pension Claimants in the Nortel Networks case, in obtaining a precedent-setting
pro rata allocation of $7.3 billion of sale proceeds among more than 40 insolvency estates in Canada, the US
and Europe following the first joint trial conducted by a Canadian and US Court. D.J. has extensive experi-
ence on the transactional side of restructurings as well as insolvency litigation, and has appeared before every
level of court in Canada. She is known for her deep knowledge of the insolvency framework, both domestic
and international, and for applying analytical and strategic skills to achieve successful outcomes for her
clients. D.J. was named "Insolvency Litigator of the Year" (2016 and 2018) by Benchmark Canada Litigation
and received a Zenith award from Lexpert and an Exemplar Award from the Turnaround Management
Association (TMA Toronto), each in 2017.
Lexpert Ranking: RR
Thornton, Robert I., Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP Toronto - (416) 304-0560 - rthornton@tgf.ca
Bob ornton is a partner of TGF and is widely acknowledged as one of the foremost insolvency practitio-
ners in Canada. Bob is named "Lawyer of the Year" in the 2018 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada for To-
ronto Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law. He is also recognized as a Band 1 Leading Individual in
Restructuring/Insolvency by Chambers Global. Bob is currently lead counsel or was recently involved in the
restructurings of Carillion Canada Inc., the largest creditor of Stelco Inc., Performance Sports Group Ltd.,
Pacific Exploration & Production Corporation, GuestLogix, Coopers & Lybrand, Mobilicity, Hollinger,
AbitibiBowater, Fraser Papers, Calpine, Air Canada and the reorganization of BCE. Bob is a Fellow
of the American College of Bankruptcy, a Director of the Insolvency Institute of Canada, and a member
of INSOL International, e Advocates' Society, Canadian Bar Association, American Bankruptcy
Institute, Canadian Insolvency Foundation and the Ontario Bar Association. He was called
to the Ontario Bar in 1984.
Lexpert Ranking: MFR
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