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Linc is the Co-Practice Group Leader of the Restructuring & Insolvency group, which is consistently recognized as one of Canada's leading restructuring practices. Linc acts as a lead advisor to key stakeholders in some of Canada's most high profile domestic and cross-border restructurings, distressed acquisitions and financings. His practice is distinguished by a deep focus on cross-border mandates, a specialization honed between 2004-2007, when he helped the Firm establish its U.S. office presence.

Upon returning to Toronto, Linc developed a leading restructuring practice with a particular focus on advising international clients. He is frequently consulted by foreign-based lenders, corporations, private equity funds and hedge funds for strategic and legal advice in navigating their most complex multi-jurisdictional matters.

A recognized thought leader, Linc has contributed extensively to continuing legal education for over two decades. His published works appear in numerous scholarly journals and trade publications. His speaking engagements span a wide range of insolvency law topics, and he has also been recognized for his advocacy on diversity issues within the legal profession.

Linc is a member of the Firm's Legal Personnel Committee.

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Recent engagements in which Linc acted as lead or co-lead restructuring counsel include acting for:

  • Red Lobster in its cross-border restructuring proceedings (hospitality)

  • The DIP Lender in the cross-border restructuring proceedings of Nevada Copper (mining)

  • The court-appointed monitor in the insolvency proceedings of JTI-Macdonald Corp. (manufacturing/mass tort)

  • The equity sponsor in connection with the recapitalization transaction of Xplore Inc. (telecommunications)

  • DCL Corporation in connection with its cross-border restructuring proceedings (manufacturing)

  • Junior DIP Lender in connection with the cross-border recognition proceedings of Yellow Corporation (transportation)

  • LTL Management LLC in connection with its cross-border recognition proceedings (pharmaceutical/mass tort)

  • The court-appointed information officer in the cross-border recognition proceedings for Voyager Digital (crypto-currency)

  • The auditor in the CannTrust restructuring proceedings (cannabis/class action securities litigation)

  • The court-appointed information officer in the cross-border recognition proceedings of Knotel Inc. (real estate)

  • The UK incorporated All Saints USA in its cross-border recognition proceedings (retail)

  • syncreon Group B.V. and its Canadian affiliates in its cross-border recognition proceedings (logistics) (Turnaround Management Association International Company Transaction of the Year 2020)

  • The purchaser in the receivership proceedings of Genesis Integration (technology/reverse vesting order)

  • The purchaser in the restructuring proceedings of FIGR and Canada's Island Garden (cannabis/reverse vesting order)

Awards & Recognition

Linc is an experienced insolvency lawyer recognized in the following publications, particularly for his extensive Canada/U.S. cross-border work and lead role on large transactions:

  • Chambers Canada: Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business – 2019–2025 (Restructuring/Insolvency)

  • The Best Lawyers in Canada – 2019–2025 (Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law)

  • Lexpert Special Edition: Insolvency and Restructuring 2024

  • Benchmark Canada: The Definitive Guide to Canada's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys 2024 

  • The Legal 500 Canada – 2021–2024 (Restructuring and Insolvency)

  • Who's Who Legal: Thought Leaders – 2021–2024 (Restructuring & Insolvency)

  • The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada – 2020–2024 (Insolvency & Financial Restructuring)

  • Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business – 2020–2024 (Restructuring/Insolvency)

  • The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory – 2018–2024 (Insolvency & Financial Restructuring – Financial Restructuring)

  • IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial and Corporate Law Firms – 2022–2023 (Restructuring and Insolvency)

  • Who's Who Legal: Global – 2022–2023 (Restructuring & Insolvency)

  • Who's Who Legal: Canada – 2019–2023 (Restructuring & Insolvency)

  • Lexpert Magazine, November/December 2012 (named a "Lexpert Rising Star," honouring Canada's leading lawyers under 40)

Professional Activities

Linc is a member of the Insolvency Institute of Canada, a limited-number, invitation-only association of Canada's most accomplished senior insolvency professionals, and serves on its Membership Committee. In addition, he is on the board of directors of Annual Review of Insolvency Law Society Inc. (ARIL) and also sits on ARIL's Editorial Advisory Board.

Publications
Professional Appearances
  • Panellist : Fireside Chat: Big Law Bankruptcy & Restructuring
    uOttawa Bankruptcy and Insolvency Club, Ottawa, Ontario, October 24, 2024.
  • Panellist : Restructuring and Insolvency: A Cross-Country Year in Review
    Blakes Business Class Seminar, Toronto, Ontario, January 25, 2024.
  • Moderator : Set-Off Rights – Where Are We Now
    Insolvency Institute of Canada Annual Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, October 21, 2023.
  • Panellist : Building a Book of Business
    Insolvency Insider Future Leaders Conference, Toronto, Ontario, October 10, 2023.
  • Moderator : Fire Side Chat with The Honourable Thomas J. McEwen
    Ontario Bar Association – Insolvency Section, Toronto, Ontario, September 21, 2023.
  • Panellist : Chapter 15 Update/Recognition Issues
    Caribbean Insolvency Symposium, American Bankruptcy Institute, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, February 7, 2023.
  • Panellist : Restructuring and Insolvency: A Cross-Country Year in Review
    Blakes Business Class Seminar, Toronto, Ontario, January 17, 2023.
  • Panellist : Canada/U.S. Legal Update Seminar Series: Restructuring and Insolvency
    Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Webinar, September 22, 2022.
  • Co-chair : Annual Review of Insolvency Law Virtual Conference
    Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals, February 4, 2022.
  • Moderator : Leap Forward: The Future of Work
    Annual Review of Insolvency Law Virtual Conference, February 4, 2022.
  • Panellist : Insolvency and Technology
    Osgoode Bankruptcy & Insolvency Club Webinar, February 2, 2022.
  • Moderator : Restructuring 2022: National and International Trends
    Fireside chat with Mahesh Uttamchandani, Global Manager for Financial Inclusion & Infrastructure at the World Bank Group, Blakes Business Class Webinar, January 26, 2022.
Media Activities
  • Interviewed : Hockey May Be Canada’s Sport but This Week Basketball Is a Slam Dunk for One Canadian Law Firm
    Article by Gail Cohen, Law.com International, March 14, 2023.
  • Interviewed : Annual ‘Blakes Madness’ basketball-themed networking social set for Thursday tipoff
    Article by Zena Olijnyk, Law Times, March 13, 2023.
  • Interviewed : Celebrating Black History Month
    Article by Talayah Goodlow, Turnaround Management Association, March 2023.
Education

Admitted as a Foreign Legal Consultant in the State of Illinois – 2005
Admitted to the Ontario Bar – 2000
LLB (Magna Cum Laude), University of Ottawa – 1998
MA, International Affairs, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs – 1998
BA, Political Science, University of Alberta – 1994

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