Lawyer Profile
Sanjeev Mitra
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Sanj is Co-Leader of the firm's Restructuring & Insolvency Group and a member of the Financial Services Group. He advises financial institutions and large organizations facing highly complex crises and disputes with a thoughtful, composed approach. Clients trust Sanj to guide them through even the most challenging and contentious matters involving credit, operational and reputational risk. He cultivates strong client relationships and seeks to understand his clients’ essential business needs in order to deliver outstanding and practical results.
Sanj is recognized as being a leading lawyer in the area of insolvency and financial restructuring. In addition to acting for a number of Canada’s largest institutions, Sanj acts for receivers, trustees in bankruptcy and court-appointed officers in matters involving both commercial and consumer insolvency. He has provided advice in connection with restructurings across a broad range of industries.
For more than 25 years, Sanj has appeared as counsel at all levels of the Ontario courts. He appears regularly before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, including the Commercial List and the Bankruptcy Court. A number of the matters in which he has been involved are now precedents in the area of insolvency law.
Sanj is called upon regularly to speak at industry seminars and conferences. He has presented to fellow experts of the Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations, the Canadian Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Professionals and the Canadian Institute.
Represented RBC for the appointment of a receiver over Essex Capital Leasing Corp. and Essex Capital Transportation Leasing Corp., commercial equipment-leasing companies based in Windsor, Ontario.
Represented RBC in its successful application to appoint an interim receiver and receiver over the assets of Panjaab Transport and related company 2747826 Ontario Inc., trucking and logistics businesses.
Represented RBC in obtaining the appointment of a receiver over 2058189 Ontario Ltd. and 1000685746 Ontario Inc. following the debtors’ failure to respond to RBC’s application and uncertainties regarding business operations and collateral.
Represented RBC in connection with the appointment of a receiver over Hayes Timber Inc. and Hayes Timber Mill Ltd., cedar-processing and timber businesses in Grey and Bruce Counties.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1996 (ON)