Lawyer Profile
Milly Chow
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Milly is a Partner and senior member of the Blakes Restructuring & Insolvency group, widely recognized as one of Canada's leading restructuring practices. A leading expert in complex, multi-jurisdictional financial restructurings and distressed mergers and acquisitions, Milly has extensive experience navigating restructuring matters across Canada and internationally for her clients.
With over three decades of experience, Milly combines sharp strategic thinking with deep technical expertise and commercial instincts to drive successful outcomes for her clients. A trusted advisor to debtors, lenders, purchasers and court-appointed officers alike, across a broad range of industries from retail and mining to energy, real estate, automotive and financial services, she brings a holistic and commercially minded approach to every engagement that guides her clients through some of the most complex and challenging domestic and cross-border restructurings.
As a former Global President of the Turnaround Management Association — a global organization with 54 chapters and nearly 10,000 members — and an inductee into its prestigious Turnaround, Restructuring, and Distressed Investing Industry Hall of Fame, Milly’s leadership and impact in the turnaround and restructuring field have earned her international recognition.
The secured lender in the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) of the Comark Group (retail)
The secured lender in the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) and Chapter 15 U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Chapter 15) proceedings of Ted Baker Group (retail)
The lender syndicate in the CCAA proceedings of North American Fur Auctions Inc. (fur auction)
The court-appointed monitor in the insolvency proceedings of JTI-Macdonald Corp. involving over C$600-billion of claims asserted against the tobacco industry (manufacturing)
The appliance business purchaser in the cross-border Chapter 11 U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Chapter 11) and CCAA recognition proceedings of Instant Brands Group (retail)
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1994 (ON)