Blaney McMurtry LLP Barristers & Solicitors

Deborah is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law. She joined Blaney McMurtry in 1998 as leader of the Business Reorganization and Insolvency Group. Deborah advises a broad range of stakeholders (including creditors, court-appointed and privately-appointed creditor representatives, insurers, debtors and others) in complex corporate restructurings, international insolvencies, turnarounds, secured transactions and all types of insolvency matters.

Deborah was Chair of the national Bankruptcy and Insolvency section of the Canadian Bar Association from 2004-2006, and Chair of the Insolvency Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association from 1999-2000. She is currently still on the Executive Committees of both, and is also a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, INSOL, the American Bar Association, International Bar Association, the Turnaround Management Association, and the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation.

Until its recent restructuring, Deborah was responsible for the Insolvency Law component of the Law Society of Upper Canada Bar Admission Course including all lectures.

Deborah is a past member of the Trustee Licensing Board of Examiners for the oral examinations of prospective trustees in bankruptcy.

She speaks regularly on a broad range of insolvency, secured lending and dispute resolution issues.

Selected Publications and Presentations

• “Attacking Fraudulent Conveyances and Preferences - Statutory Tools for Trustees and Creditors”, 2007, for the Ontario Bar Association
• "Insolvency and Restructuring Update: Insolvency Legislation Amendments Passed, But in Limbo", 2006
• Organizer and chair of “The Six Minute Debtor-Creditor Lawyer”, 2005, for The Law Society of Upper Canada
• Organizer and chair of “The Six Minute Insolvency & Restructuring Lawyer”, 2005, for The Law Society of Upper Canada
• “Litigating Priority Disputes Under the PPSA”, 2005, for the Ontario Bar Association
• “Recent Changes to U.S. Bankruptcy Law May Limit Nuisance Claims Against Canadian Suppliers”, 2005
• “Enforcement of Security against Real and Personal Property”, 2004, for the Ontario Bar Association
• “Insight into Bankruptcy - Dealing with the Insolvent Canadian Customer”, 2004 • Organizer and chair of “The Six Minute Debtor-Creditor Lawyers Returns”, 2003, for The Law Society of Upper Canada
• “Liability of Directors for Wage-Related Obligations”, 2002
• “Covering Your Client’s Assets: The Pitfalls of Creditor-Proofing in the ‘90’s”, 2002
• “Recent Cases on Derivatives and Set-Off under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act”, 2001
• “DIP Financing under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act - Re United Used Auto & Truck Parts Ltd.”, 2001
• “Privacy and Consumer Confidentiality Issues in E-Commerce Insolvencies”, 2000, for the American Bankruptcy Institute
• “Defending the Petition for Receiving Order”, 2000, Acting for Debtors in Bankruptcy
• “Recent Cross Border Restructuring Cases – A Canadian Perspective”, 2000
• “An Introduction into Bankruptcy and Insolvency in Canada”, 1999
• “Post-Sparrow Legislation – Status of Government Legislation and Regulation”, 1999, for the Law Society of Upper Canada
• “Securing Payment and Performance of Lease Obligations”, 1997, for the Law Society of Upper Canada
• “Proposals and Restructuring”, 1997, for the Law Society of Upper Canada

Deborah is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law. She joined Blaney McMurtry in 1998 as leader of the Business Reorganization and Insolvency Group. Deborah advises a broad range of stakeholders (including creditors, court-appointed and privately-appointed creditor representatives, insurers, debtors and others) in complex corporate restructurings, international insolvencies, turnarounds, secured transactions and all types of insolvency matters.

Deborah was Chair of the national Bankruptcy and Insolvency section of the Canadian Bar Association from 2004-2006, and Chair of the Insolvency Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association from 1999-2000. She is currently still on the Executive Committees of both, and is also a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, INSOL, the American Bar Association, International Bar Association, the Turnaround Management Association, and the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation.

Until its recent restructuring, Deborah was responsible for the Insolvency Law component of the Law Society of Upper Canada Bar Admission Course including all lectures.

Deborah is a past member of the Trustee Licensing Board of Examiners for the oral examinations of prospective trustees in bankruptcy.

She speaks regularly on a broad range of insolvency, secured lending and dispute resolution issues.

Selected Publications and Presentations

• “Attacking Fraudulent Conveyances and Preferences - Statutory Tools for Trustees and Creditors”, 2007, for the Ontario Bar Association
• "Insolvency and Restructuring Update: Insolvency Legislation Amendments Passed, But in Limbo", 2006
• Organizer and chair of “The Six Minute Debtor-Creditor Lawyer”, 2005, for The Law Society of Upper Canada
• Organizer and chair of “The Six Minute Insolvency & Restructuring Lawyer”, 2005, for The Law Society of Upper Canada
• “Litigating Priority Disputes Under the PPSA”, 2005, for the Ontario Bar Association
• “Recent Changes to U.S. Bankruptcy Law May Limit Nuisance Claims Against Canadian Suppliers”, 2005
• “Enforcement of Security against Real and Personal Property”, 2004, for the Ontario Bar Association
• “Insight into Bankruptcy - Dealing with the Insolvent Canadian Customer”, 2004 • Organizer and chair of “The Six Minute Debtor-Creditor Lawyers Returns”, 2003, for The Law Society of Upper Canada
• “Liability of Directors for Wage-Related Obligations”, 2002
• “Covering Your Client’s Assets: The Pitfalls of Creditor-Proofing in the ‘90’s”, 2002
• “Recent Cases on Derivatives and Set-Off under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act”, 2001
• “DIP Financing under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act - Re United Used Auto & Truck Parts Ltd.”, 2001
• “Privacy and Consumer Confidentiality Issues in E-Commerce Insolvencies”, 2000, for the American Bankruptcy Institute
• “Defending the Petition for Receiving Order”, 2000, Acting for Debtors in Bankruptcy
• “Recent Cross Border Restructuring Cases – A Canadian Perspective”, 2000
• “An Introduction into Bankruptcy and Insolvency in Canada”, 1999
• “Post-Sparrow Legislation – Status of Government Legislation and Regulation”, 1999, for the Law Society of Upper Canada
• “Securing Payment and Performance of Lease Obligations”, 1997, for the Law Society of Upper Canada
• “Proposals and Restructuring”, 1997, for the Law Society of Upper Canada