Lawyer Profile
Bryan C. Gibbons
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
In his over 30 years of practice, Bryan has represented major stakeholders in insolvency and restructuring proceedings (including cross border) in a wide variety of industries. Clients have ranged from Canadian banks such as Bank of Montreal and HSBC Bank Canada (now merged with Royal Bank of Canada) to private lenders and mortgage investment funds. In addition to representing private and institutional lenders, including lender syndicates, in a wide range of insolvency matters including realization and receiverships, Bryan has extensive experience representing such clients in creditor protection and reorganization proceedings pursuant to the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act . Bryan also acts for several accounting firms in their capacities as CCAA monitors, receivers, liquidators and bankruptcy trustees. Bryan’s experience in insolvency proceedings is expansive and has included mining, forestry, trucking and tech companies, real estate developers, hotels, wineries and manufacturers. Bryan is also active in firm’s Strata Property Wind-up Group. Bryan currently leads the firm’s Insolvency and Restructuring Group and is a past Chair of the Canadian Bar Association (B.C. Branch) Insolvency subsection and is a periodic faculty member and contributor for continuing Legal Education (Law Society of B.C.)
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1991 (BC)
Professional Details
Education
University of British Columbia, J.D., 1990 University of British Columbia, B.Comm. Finance, 1987; Bar admissions: Called to the British Columbia Bar, 1991
Associations
Canadian Bar Association, Insolvency Sub-section, British Columbia Branch, Past Chair BC Insolvency Discussion Group, Past Executive
Awards & Recognition
Chambers Global Restructuring/Insolvency (Band 4) Bryan C. Gibbons 2026 Chambers Canada Restructuring/Insolvency - Nationwide (Band 4) Bryan C. Gibbons 2026 Best Lawyers in Canada Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law Bryan C. Gibbons 2025-2026 Chambers Global Restructuring/Insolvency (Band 5) Bryan C. Gibbons 2024-2025 Chambers Canada Restructuring/Insolvency - Nationwide (Band 5) Bryan C. Gibbons 2024-2025 Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory: BV Peer Review rated Bryan C. Gibbons 2021
Articles & Speeches
20 Lawson Lundell Lawyers Recognized by Chambers Global 2026 February 2026 Rankings & Recognitions 49 Lawson Lundell Lawyers Recognised Across 20 Practice Areas in Chambers Canada 2026 September 2025 Rankings & Recognitions 85 Lawson Lundell Lawyers Recognised Across 37 Practice Areas in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026 September 2025 Rankings & Recognitions
Selected Decisions
Acted for PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. (“PwC”) as the court appointed receiver of Minto Metals Corp., the operator of a copper, zinc and silver mine in the Yukon on Selkirk First Nation lands, after a failed CCAA. Bryan advised PwC with respect to the sales process of the mine, along with numerous issues involving environmental concerns and reclamation obligations, First Nation negotiations, structurally complex sales transactions and priority disputes amongst numerous secured creditors and lien claimants. Acted for the shareholders / secured lenders in a receivership petition of Skeena Sawmills Ltd. and Skeena Bioenergy Ltd., which owned certain forest tenures and land upon which Skeena operated a large sawmill and bio-energy plant in northwestern British Columbia. Owed approximately $150 million, we successfully negotiated a novel and complex transaction leading to the Receiver making application to approve a payment and retention agreement whereby the shareholders of Skeena would retain their shares and pay priority creditors with the balance of the purchase price being by way of credit bid of the lenders secured advances. Acted for Institutional Mortgage Capital Canada Inc.