Patrick T. McCarthy, QC is a lawyer practicing bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring, derivatives, banking and financial services and 1 other area of law. Patrick T. received a B.A. degree from University of Calgary in 1972, and has been licensed for 50 years. Patrick T. practices at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Calgary, AB.
Professional Involvement
•Instructor, Insolvency and Restructuring course, University of Calgary Faculty of Law, 2008
•Instructor, Insolvency and Restructuring course, University of Windsor Faculty of Law, 2005 and 2007
•Instructor, Advocacy and Interviewing, Negotiating and Counselling courses, University of Calgary Faculty of Law 1980-90
Representative Work
• Represented the court-appointed Canadian monitor in numerous cross-border restructuring proceedings involving US Chapter 15 recognition applications, including those commenced by Oilsands Quest Inc. and the Canadian subsidiaries of SemGroup, L.P., Calpine Corporation, and Mirant Corporation.
• Counsel to the monitor in numerous restructuring proceedings, including those commenced by OPTI Canada Inc., Agristar Foods Inc., Smoky River Coal Ltd., Skiing Louise Group, Canadian Airlines Corporation and Canadian Airlines International Ltd., and Bre-X Minerals Ltd.
• Debtors' counsel in a number of successful restructurings, including those of Canadian Superior Energy Inc., Darian Resources Ltd., Questerre Energy Corp., and Polaris Geophysical Inc.
• Acted for the receiver of Three Sisters Mountain Village ULC, a resort property development company with extensive holdings in Canmore, Alberta.
• Acted for creditors in connection with diverse companies including Rock Well Petroleum Inc., Enron Canada, Probe Exploration Inc., Meadow Lake Pulp, Fairmont Resort Properties Ltd. and Victoria Park Limited Partnership.
• Represented a group of European bondholders in the Confederation Treasury Services Ltd. (CTSL) insolvency; in this capacity was an inspector in the CTSL's bankruptcy and sat as a member of the CTSL creditors' committee. CTSL creditors eventually recovered in excess of 100% of the principal amount of their claims.
• Represented Blue Range Resource Corporation in its successful restructuring under the CCAA, which involved the first judicial consideration of eligible financial contracts in Canada.
• Acted as co-counsel for the secured debenture holders in the restructuring of Trizec Corporation.
• Acted for Paris-based Schlumerger in the bankruptcy of Chauvco Resources International Ltd., a Bermudian corporation conducting oil exploration in Gabon, West Africa, which involved proceedings in Canada, England, Bermuda and Gabon.
• Represented the monitor of Solv-Ex Corporation in relation to simultaneous CCAA and US Chapter 11 reorganization proceedings commenced by Solv-Ex. Pat was instrumental in arranging for the first cross-border hearings between US and Canadian courts and the drafting of a protocol that has served as a precedent for coordinating subsequent Canada/US cross-border insolvency proceedings.
Publications & Presentations
• Has prepared papers for and participated in programs and conferences for numerous organizations, including the American Bankruptcy Institute, the IIC, the III, the Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Practitioners, the Legal Education Society of Alberta, and the Canadian Bar Association's Alberta branch.
• Co-Author, with Evelyn H. Biery, of "Treatment of Forward Contracts in Insolvency Cases: A Comparison of US and Canadian Law," Annual Review of Insolvency Law v.2, 2004.
• Contributing Editor, Annual Review of Insolvency Law, 2003-present.
Rankings & Recognitions
• Selected by peers for inclusion in the 2014 (and since 2006) edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada® (Insolvency & Financial Restructuring). Also named "Calgary Insolvency & Financial Restructuring Lawyer of the Year" in the 2012 edition of Best Lawyers®.
• Recognized as a leading restructuring and insolvency lawyer in the 2014 edition of The Legal 500 Canada.
• Recognized in the 2013 editions of Chambers Global - The World's Leading Lawyers for Business (Restructuring & Insolvency) and Benchmark Canada - The Definitive Guide to Canada's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys (Insolvency).
• Recognized in the 2013 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Insolvency & Financial Restructuring), and the 2012 edition of Who's Who Legal: Canada (Insolvency & Restructuring).
• Recognized in the 2013 edition of Who's Who Legal: Canada (Insolvency)
• Martindale-Hubbell® AV® Preeminent™ 5 out of 5 Peer Review Rated.
• Recognized in the 2011 editions of The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Insolvency & Financial Restructuring), The Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada (Insolvency & Financial Restructuring), and the International Financial & Legal Review (IFLR) 1000 (Restructuring & Insolvency).
Professional Involvement
• Instructor, "Insolvency and Restructuring" course, University of Calgary Faculty of Law, 2008
• Instructor, "Insolvency and Restructuring" course, University of Windsor Faculty of Law, 2005 and 2007
• Instructor, "Advocacy" and "Interviewing, Negotiating and Counselling" courses, University of Calgary Faculty of Law 1980-90
Centennial Place, East Tower1900, 520 - 3rd Avenue S.W.Calgary, AB M5H 3Y4Canada
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