Chris Burr Partner | Toronto

Some of the cases on the public record in which Chris has been involved include acting for:

• The secured creditor NYDIG ABL LLC in the Iris Energy (IE CA 3 Holdings and IE CA 4 Holdings) British Columbia receivership proceedings (cryptocurrency)

• The liquidator in the Silicon Valley Bank winding up proceedings (financial services)

• The secured creditor PNC Bank in enforcement proceedings against private aircraft (aerospace)

• The primary creditor and plan sponsor easyfinance in the Canada Drives British Columbia CCAA proceedings (e-commerce)

• The board of directors in the Aleafia Health CCAA proceedings (cannabis)

• The purchaser of substantially all of the assets of FIGR Brands in FIGR’s CCAA proceedings (cannabis)

• The receiver, interim receiver, proposal trustee and trustee in bankruptcy in the Allied Track Services insolvency proceedings (construction)

• The receiver and trustee in bankruptcy in the Mahal Venture Capital & Golden Miles Food insolvency proceedings (food and beverage)

• The receiver in the Southmount et. al and Victoria et. al receivership proceedings (commercial real estate)

• Several creditors in the Just Energy CCAA proceedings (energy)

• The applicant company in the Division I proposal of foodora Inc. (e-commerce/hospitality)

• The largest secured creditor in the CCAA proceedings of Schurman Fine Papers (retail)

• Links of London Canada in its out-of-court wind-up (retail)

• The applicant companies in the CCAA proceedings of Carillion Canada (construction)

• The receiver and construction lien trustee in the Urbancorp receivership proceedings (construction)

• The monitor of the multi-use condominium/retail development of Mady Collier Centre Ltd. (construction)

• The DIP lender in Toys-R-Us cross-border CCAA proceedings (retail)

• The secured creditor in its successful credit bid for the Trump International Hotel and Tower (hospitality)

• American Apparel Canada in connection with its cross-border marketing process and subsequent liquidation (retail)

• The applicant company in the cross-border CCAA proceedings of Caesars Entertainment Windsor (gaming)

• The monitor of Co-op Atlantic in connection with the marketing and sale of its business and successful restructuring plan (retail)

• A significant stakeholder in Maple Bank GmbH's liquidation (foreign banking)

• The monitor in the CCAA proceedings of Universal Settlements International Inc. (life settlements)

• The monitor and subsequent receiver of First Leaside Group (securities)

• The receiver of Buckingham Securities (securities)

• An aircraft lessor and tour operator in the receivership of Skyservice Airlines Inc. (aerospace)

Chris was named a 2022 Lexpert Rising Star: Leading Lawyers Under 40 and has been recognized as a leading lawyer in the following publications:

• Chambers Canada: Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business – 2024–2025 (Restructuring/Insolvency)

• The Legal 500 Canada – 2024–2025 (Next Generation Partner – Restructuring & Insolvency)

• The Best Lawyers in Canada – 2023–2025 (Construction Law, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law)

• Who's Who Legal: Global 2024 (Restructuring & Insolvency)

• Benchmark Canada: The Definitive Guide to Canada's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys – 2021–2024 (Future Star)

• The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory – 2020–2024 (Insolvency Litigation, Financial Restructuring)

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

• IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial and Corporate Law Firms (2022–2023: Notable Practitioner – Restructuring; 2019–2020: Rising Star – Restructuring)

Chris is a member of the Insolvency Institute of Canada, a limited-number, invitation-only association of Canada's most accomplished senior insolvency professionals. In addition, he regularly guest-lectures at University of Toronto Faculty of Law regarding enforcement of personal property security, regularly guest-lectures on insolvency at the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law and the University of Windsor Faculty of Law, and was adjunct faculty at Osgoode Hall Law School from 2010–2014, where he taught a seminar on remedies for breach of contract.

• Author : Sometimes; Maybe: The Enforceability of Intercreditor Agreements in Canadian Insolvency Proceedings
  Journal of the Insolvency Institute of Canada, 2024
• Co-author : Below the Surface: A Deeper Look at Harte Gold and the Future of Reverse Vesting Orders
  Blakes Bulletin on Restructuring & Insolvency, August 4, 2022.

• Speaker : Priorities, Subordination Agreements and Intercreditor Agreements
  The Intensive Short Course in Secured Lending and Debt Finance, Osgoode Professional Development, Toronto, Ontario, November 27, 2024.
• Speaker : Insolvency & Restructuring: Top 5 Things You Need to Know
  Osgoode Certificate in Construction Law, Toronto, Ontario, November 5, 2024.
• Speaker : Staying in the Driver's Seat (even after passing through passport control): The Enforceability of Intercreditor Agreements in Canadian Insolvency Proceedings
  Insolvency Institute of Canada Annual Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona, September 27, 2024.
• Speaker : Head on Collision!: Trucking Industry Insolvencies
  CAIRP Insolvency & Restructuring Exchange, Toronto, Ontario, September 23, 2024.
• Speaker : Construction Liens/Trust Claims in Insolvency Proceedings
  Commercial List Users’ Committee & OBA Insolvency Law Section Annual Education Day, Toronto, Ontario, June 5, 2024.
• Speaker : Hot Topics in Commercial List Advocacy
  Commercial List Advocacy Webcast, The Advocates’ Society, May 23, 2024.
• Speaker : Navigating Insolvency and Bankruptcy Priorities and Key Legal Risks
  Osgoode Professional Development 5th Annual Legal Guide to Managing Construction Liens, Toronto, Ontario, February 21, 2024.
• Speaker : Insolvency & Restructuring: Top 5 Things You Need to Know
  Osgoode Certificate in Construction Law, Toronto, Ontario, March 1, 2024.
• Panellist : Back to the Future – A Retrospective on the 2009 Amendments to the BIA and CCAA, and a Look Forward
  CAIRP 21st Annual Review of Insolvency Law Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, February 2, 2024.
• Speaker : Cracks in the Foundation: When Insolvency and Construction Law Collide
  OBA Insolvency Law/Construction and Infrastructure Law Program, Ontario Bar Association, Virtual, January 29, 2024.
• Speaker : Priorities, Subordination Agreements and Intercreditor Agreements
  The Intensive Short Course in Secured Lending and Debt Finance, Osgoode Professional Development, Toronto, Ontario, November 23, 2023.
• Speaker : Insolvency & Restructuring: Top 5 Things You Need to Know
  Osgoode Certificate in Construction Law, Toronto, Ontario, November 3, 2023.
• Speaker : Insolvency & Restructuring: Top 5 Things You Need to Know
  Osgoode Certificate in Construction Law, Toronto, Ontario, February 24, 2023.
• Speaker : Priorities, Subordination Agreements and Intercreditor Agreements
  The Intensive Short Course in Secured Lending and Debt Finance, Osgoode Professional Development, Toronto, Ontario, November 23, 2022.
• Speaker : Insolvency & Restructuring: Top 5 Things You Need to Know
  Osgoode Certificate in Construction Law, Toronto, Ontario, October 21, 2022.
• Co-chair : Critical Insights on Construction Liens/Trusts in Insolvencies
  Ontario Bar Association Insolvency Law & Construction Law Program, Webinar, June 16, 2022.
• Speaker : Navigating Insolvency and Bankruptcy Priorities and Key Legal Risks
  3rd Annual Managing Construction Liens in Ontario Conference (virtual), Osgoode Professional Development, April 1, 2022.
• Speaker : Avoiding Insolvency and Practical Tools to Protect Your Project Outcome
  Managing Risk in Construction Contracts & Projects- Eastern Canada Edition, The Canadian Institute, Virtual Conference, February 25, 2022.
• Speaker : Insolvency & Restructuring – Top 5 Things You Need to Know
  The Osgoode Certificate in Construction Law – National Edition, Osgoode Professional Development, Virtual Conference, February 22, 2022.

Admitted to the Ontario Bar – 2008
JD, University of Toronto – 2007
BA (Gold Medal), University of Western Ontario – 2004