Lawyer Profile
Alex L. MacFarlane
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Alex acts as counsel in insolvency and restructuring proceedings. He serves a variety of clients, including:
He serves clients across a broad spectrum of industries in proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, and the Winding-Up and Restructuring Act, and in cross-border proceedings.
Alex has been lead counsel in numerous insolvency and restructuring proceedings on the Commercial List of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
Alex has also acted as lead counsel on numerous distressed divesture or acquisition transactions related to the CCAA, receivership, bankruptcy or winding-up proceedings, acting for:
Within BLG, Alex is the national co-chair of BLG’s Insolvency & Restructuring Group.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1988 (ON); 1991 (NS)
Professional Details
Education
LLB, Dalhousie University, 1986
MA (ABD), York University
BA, University of British Columbia, 1981