In his over 30 years of practice, Bryan has represented major stakeholders in insolvency and restructuring proceedings (including cross border) in a wide variety of industries. Clients have ranged from Canadian banks such as Bank of Montreal and HSBC Bank Canada (now merged with Royal Bank of Canada) to private lenders and mortgage investment funds.

In addition to representing private and institutional lenders, including lender syndicates, in a wide range of insolvency matters including realization and receiverships, Bryan has extensive experience representing such clients in creditor protection and reorganization proceedings pursuant to the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. Bryan also acts for several accounting firms in their capacities as CCAA monitors, receivers, liquidators and bankruptcy trustees. Bryan's experience in insolvency proceedings is expansive and has included mining, forestry, trucking and tech companies, real estate developers, hotels, wineries and manufacturers. Bryan is also active in firm's Strata Property Wind-up Group.

Bryan currently leads the firm's Insolvency and Restructuring Group and is a past Chair of the Canadian Bar Association (B.C. Branch) Insolvency subsection and is a periodic faculty member and contributor for continuing Legal Education (Law Society of B.C.)

Languages
English

Bar Admissions
British Columbia (1991)

Education
University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1987)
University of British Columbia (J.D., 1990)

Significant Accomplishments
* Acted for PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. ("PwC") as the court appointed receiver of Minto Metals Corp., the operator of a copper, zinc and silver mine in the Yukon on Selkirk First Nation lands, after a failed CCAA. Bryan advised PwC with respect to the sales process of the mine, along with numerous issues involving environmental concerns and reclamation obligations, First Nation negotiations, structurally complex sales transactions and priority disputes amongst numerous secured creditors and lien claimants.
* Acted for the shareholders / secured lenders in a receivership petition of Skeena Sawmills Ltd. and Skeena Bioenergy Ltd., which owned certain forest tenures and land upon which Skeena operated a large sawmill and bio-energy plant in northwestern British Columbia. Owed approximately $150 million, we successfully negotiated a novel and complex transaction leading to the Receiver making application to approve a payment and retention agreement whereby the shareholders of Skeena would retain their shares and pay priority creditors with the balance of the purchase price being by way of credit bid of the lenders secured advances.
* Acted for Institutional Mortgage Capital Canada Inc. ("IMC") a secured lender in CCAA and receivership proceedings in relation to a real estate investment fund. Also acted for IMC as construction lender of a large insolvent and stalled commercial strata project in Vancouver and stalled development project in Surrey B.C.
* Acted for GC Capital Inc. and Kismet Capital Ltd., as senior secured lenders, in relation to financing of the Westfield Business Centre, a stalled and insolvent real estate development project of an entire city block in the Surrey B.C. business district. We initiated and guided our clients through complex realization proceedings, including at the Court of Appeal, involving approximately 30 parties.

Additional Information
Rankings & Recognition
* Best Lawyers in Canada 2025-2027: Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
* Chambers Global 2026: Restructuring/Insolvency (Band 4)
* Chambers Global 2026: Restructuring/Insolvency - Nationwide (Band 4)
* Chambers Global 2024-2025: Restructuring/Insolvency (Band 5)
* Chambers Global 2024-2025: Restructuring/Insolvency - Nationwide (Band 5)
* Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory 2021: BV Peer Review rated

Seminars/ Presentation
Faculty member and Presenter 2010 Continuing Legal Education (B.C. Law Society) Conference on CreditorsÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃÆ'¢Ã¢€Ã...¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ'¢Ã¢€Ã...¾Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢ Remedies (2010)

Continuing Legal Education of the B.C. Law Society on foreclosure matters, Past Presenter

2008 Annual Pan-Canadian Insolvency and Restructuring Conference, Presenter

Insolvency and Restructuring Bulletin: SCC Releases its Decision in Sun Indalex Finance, LLC v. United Steelworkers (February 7, 2013)

"CreditorsÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃÆ'¢Ã¢€Ã...¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ'¢Ã¢€Ã...¾Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢ Remedies 'Enforcement and Recovery'", Continuing Legal Education (B.C. Law Society) Conference on CreditorsÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃÆ'¢Ã¢€Ã...¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ'¢Ã¢€Ã...¾Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢ Remedies (2010)

Commercial Insolvency Reporter, "New Developments in the CCAA" article (December 2008)

B.C. technical update paper and presentation, Canadian Bar Association (2008)

ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃÆ'¢Ã¢€Ã...¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ'-¦Ãƒ¢€Ã..."Credit and Banking LitigationÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃÆ'¢Ã¢€Ã...¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ'-šÃ‚, a Toronto publication to the Banking industry, Past Contributor

Various papers and in house presentation to bankers and credit managers with respect to insolvency issues

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