Samantha Hans
- she / her / hers
Admitted to the Ontario Bar: 2022
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Toronto
- Bio
- Representative Matters
- Selected Speaking Engagements
- Selected Publications
- Insights
- Education
Samantha draws on her strong attention to detail to provide
pragmatic solutions for her clients. She enjoys the fast-paced and high-stakes
nature of restructuring and bankruptcy matters.
Samantha is a member of the firm’s Financial Services and Litigation & Dispute Resolution Groups.
Her practice focuses on bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings involving
mid-market and large cap companies. She represents creditors, debtors and
court-appointed officers. Samantha’s work encompasses a broad range of
insolvency proceedings, including asset sales and recovery, security
enforcement and restructuring litigation.
Samantha is passionate about community involvement and has
extensive experience working with grassroots, pro bono and international human
rights organizations.
Representative Matters
Successfully represented Nautilus Fitness Canada, Inc. in its application for the appointment of a receiver in its receivership proceedings.
Represented the Chief Restructuring Officer, HWS Consulting Inc., in Peoples Trust Company v. Crown Crest Capital Management Corp. et al.
Represented BMO, as secured lender, in the Tokyo Smoke CCAA proceedings.
Successfully represented RBC in Royal Bank of Canada v. 2531961 Ontario Inc. et al., where the Court appointed a receiver over the Respondents’ assets due to repeated delays, lack of transparency and failure to provide sufficient evidence of refinancing efforts.
Counsel to KSV as the proposal trustee following 125 Ferris Inc.’s filing of an NOI under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.
Successfully represented RBC in Royal Bank of Canada v. Express GT Parts Serve Inc. et al., in which the Court held that RBC’s security interest extended to the collateral of a related entity after the original borrowers were voluntarily dissolved.
Counsel to Tandia Financial Credit Union Limited in connection with the receivership application of a group of gas and retail companies.
Counsel to a cannabis conglomerate with a cumulative deficit of $527.8 million during proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act.
Counsel to a First Nations wholesale fuel supplier in civil litigation to recover and freeze misappropriated assets, including a megayacht moved offshore by a former executive, as well as restructuring proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act with total liabilities of approximately $100 million.
Selected Speaking Engagements
Speaker, "Real Estate in Distress and a Taste of Current Issues," BMO Seminar (Toronto, Ontario), April 22, 2024.
Speaker, "Let’s look this stalking horse bid in the mouth: an exploration of stalking horse bid trends plus a review of cannabis filings since legalization," 21st Annual Review of Insolvency Law Conference (Vancouver, British Columbia), February 2, 2024.
Selected Publications
Co-Author,
"In
the Weeds: A Quantitative Summary of Canadian Cannabis Insolvency Filings from
Legalization to 2023," Annual Review of Insolvency Law, 2023.
Co-Author, "In re: The Hacienda Company, LLC – The Budding Change in U.S. Bankruptcy Law Starts to Flower," Aird & Berlis LLP Financial Services Flash, November 22, 2023.
Co-Author, "BioSteel Files for Creditor Protection: Will the Budding Change in U.S. Bankruptcy Law Bloom?" Aird & Berlis LLP Financial Services Flash, September 21, 2023.
Co-Author, "In re: The Hacienda Company, LLC – A Budding Change in Bankruptcy Law for Cannabis Companies?" Aird & Berlis LLP Financial Services Flash, June 12, 2023.
Insights
Education
- JD, University of Toronto, 2021
- BA, Development Economics and International Development, McGill University, 2017