Lawyer Profile
J.J. Burnell
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Overview
J.J. practises in the area of corporate recovery and insolvency law, as well as in pension and benefits law.
In the area of corporate recovery and insolvency law, J.J. provides advice regarding corporate recovery strategies, debt restructuring, arrangements under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, proposals under the Bankruptcy Insolvency Act, loans, loan recovery and enforcement, liquidations shareholder, director and employee issues, lender liability, farm enforcement (including in respect of the Farm Debt Mediation Act (Canada) and mediations thereunder and applications under The Family Farm Protection Act (Manitoba) and The Farm Machinery and Equipment Act (Manitoba), bankruptcy and receivership generally. She advises corporations, banks, secondary lenders, venture capital firms, monitors, receivers, trustees, shareholders, creditors and debtors.
In the area of pension and benefits law, J.J. advises on and assists in a wide variety of matters involving pension and benefit plans, including winding-up or amendment of plans, plan creation and implementation, plan mergers, executive compensation, trust agreements and agreements for administrative services, asset transfers, surplus and distribution issues and due diligence matters.
Prominent counsel roles in recent major Manitoba and extra-provincial insolvencies, including:
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1996 (MB)