Lawyer Profile
Andrew Harmes
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Andrew Harmes is a partner in the Restructuring Group at Goodmans, which is consistently and widely recognized as Canada’s best and leading corporate restructuring practice. Andrew practices in the areas of corporate and commercial law, with an emphasis on corporate restructurings and related transactions. His experience includes recapitalizations, acquisitions, commercial financing transactions, receivership proceedings, and corporate and insolvency restructurings. Andrew has represented debtors, secured and unsecured lenders and bondholders, court-appointed officers, plan sponsors, purchasers and other key stakeholders advising in a range of complex restructurings, financings, acquisitions and related transactions. Andrew is recognized as a “Next Generation Partner” by The Legal 500 Canada and as a “Rising Star” by IFLR1000 and Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides . Andrew is also recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada for Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2017 (ON)
Professional Details
Associations
Professional Involvement Andrew is the co-author of the Canada chapters of the 2022 edition of “ICLG – Restructuring & Insolvency Laws & Regulations” and the 2nd Edition of INSOL International’s book “Treatment of Secured Claims in Insolvency and Pre-Insolvency Proceedings II”, and papers presented at the 2022, 2018 and 2016 Six-Minute Debtor-Creditor and Insolvency Lawyer seminars. Andrew also was a moderator at the Ontario Bar Association’s Murray Klein Award panel “From the Brink – Asset Backed Commercial Paper and 3rd Party Releases.” Andrew is a past winner of the Insolvency Institute of Canada Law Student Writing Award. Andrew is a member of the social media committee of the Turnaround Management Association (Toronto chapter) and a past member of the executive committee of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto Young Leaders organization. Credentials Osgoode Hall Law School, J.D.
Awards & Recognition
The Legal 500 Next Generation Partner, Restructuring and Insolvency 2026 Best Lawyers in Canada Ones to Watch, Insolvency & Financial Restructuring Law 2026 The Legal 500 Next Generation Partner, Restructuring and Insolvency 2025 IFLR1000 Rising Star, Restructuring and Insolvency 2025 Best Lawyers in Canada Ones to Watch, Insolvency & Financial Restructuring Law 2025 The Legal 500 Rising Star, Restructuring and Insolvency 2024 View all Awards & Recognition
Articles & Speeches
Articles June 01, 2026 Restructuring International Comparative Legal Guide - Restructuring & Insolvency 2026, Canada Chapter Joseph Pasquariello, Andrew Harmes and Josh Sloan co-authored the Canada Chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guide - Restructuring & Insolvency 2026.The 20th edition… Articles July 08, 2025 Restructuring Restructuring and Insolvency in Canada: Overview, Thomson Reuters Practical Law Joseph Pasquariello, Andrew Harmes and Josh Sloan have co-authored Restructuring and Insolvency in Canada: Overview published by Thomson Reuters Practical Law. The Q&A guide provides a high… Articles April 30, 2025 Restructuring International Comparative Legal Guide - Restructuring & Insolvency 2025, Canada Chapter Joseph Pasquariello, Josh Sloan and Andrew Harmes co-authored the Canada Chapter of International Comparative Legal Guide - Restructuring & Insolvency 2025.The 19th… Articles April 24, 2024 Restructuring International Comparative Legal Guide - Restructuring &