Aryo Shalviri How to pronounce this name. Partner | Toronto

Recent engagements on the public record include acting on behalf of:

• The senior secured lender and DIP lender in the cross-border CCAA/Chapter 15 recognition proceedings of Ted Baker North America and Brooks Brothers Canada (retail)

• The appliance business purchaser in the cross-border Chapter 11/CCAA recognition proceedings of Instant Brands Group (retail)

• The purchaser in the cross-border Chapter 11/CCAA recognition proceedings of David’s Bridal (retail)

• The junior DIP Lender in connection with the cross-border Chapter 11/CCAA recognition proceedings of Yellow Corporation (logistics/transportation)

• The representative of the initial purchasers in connection with the US$3.85-billion note offering by Ligado Networks, done in furtherance of a financial restructuring (telecommunications)

• The UK incorporated All Saints USA in the multi-jurisdictional restructuring of its lease portfolio (retail)

• The court-appointed monitor in the insolvency proceedings of JTI-Macdonald Corp. involving over C$600-billion of claims asserted against the tobacco industry (manufacturing/mass tort)

• syncreon Group B.V. and its Canadian affiliates in the cross-border balance sheet restructuring of C$1.1-billion of funded debt (logistics/transportation)

• The debtors in the CCAA proceedings of Carillion Canada Inc., Carillion Construction Inc., Canada Holdings Inc., Carillion Canada Finance Corp. and Carillion Pacific Construction Inc. (construction and services)

• The agent for a syndicate of senior secured creditors in the US$4.1-billion balance sheet restructuring proceedings of Concordia International (pharmaceutical)

• A significant group of suppliers and service providers holding millions of dollars of claims in the CCAA proceedings of Sears Canada Inc., et al. (retail)

• The court-appointed monitor in the CCAA proceedings of Express Fashion Apparel Canada Inc., et al. (retail)

• The largest group of unsecured trade suppliers in the insolvency proceedings of Target Canada Co., et al. (retail)

• The debtors in the CCAA proceedings of Lightstream Resources Ltd., 1863359 Alberta Ltd., LTS Resources Partnership, 1863360 Alberta Ltd. and Bakken Resources Partnership (oil and gas)

• The lending syndicate in the CCAA proceedings of Endurance Energy Ltd. (oil and gas)

• The court-appointed monitor in the CCAA proceedings of Primus Telecommunications Canada, Inc., et al. (telecommunications)

• The court-appointed receiver of Phenomenome Discoveries Inc. and Phenomenome Laboratory Services Inc. (health sciences)

• The debtors in the CCAA proceedings of Bloom Lake General Partner Limited, Quinto Mining Corporation, 8568391 Canada Limited, Cliffs Québec Iron Mining ULC (formerly, Cliffs Québec Iron Mining Limited), Bloom Lake Railway Company Limited, The Bloom Lake Iron Ore Mine Limited Partnership, Wabush Resources Inc., Wabush Iron Co. Limited, Wabush Mines, Arnaud Railway Company and Wabush Lake Railway Company Limited (mining)

• The court-appointed monitor in the CCAA proceedings of Universal Settlements International Inc. (life settlements and insurance)

• The debtor-in-possession lender in the restructuring of Colossus Minerals Inc. (mining)

Aryo has been recognized for his restructuring and insolvency practice in the following publications:

• The Best Lawyers in Canada – 2021–2025 (Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law)
  

• Chambers Canada: Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business – 2023–2024 (Restructuring/Insolvency)

• The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2023–2024: Insolvency & Financial Restructuring – Insolvency Litigation; 2022: Insolvency & Financial Restructuring)

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

• Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2023 (Restructuring & Insolvency)

Aryo is an inductee in the International Insolvency Institute's prestigious NextGen Leadership Program and a member of the Turnaround Management Association, The Advocates' Society, the Canadian Bar Association, the Ontario Bar Association and Ascend Leadership.

• Co-author : Cross-Border Implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P.
  Blakes Bulletin on Restructuring & Insolvency, July 8, 2024.
• Co-author : Key Developments in Canadian Insolvency Case Law in 2022
  Blakes Bulletin on Restructuring & Insolvency, July 11, 2023.
• Co-author : Key Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Retail Insolvencies
  Blakes Bulletin on Restructuring & Insolvency, April 6, 2022.

• Panellist : Restructuring and Insolvency: A Cross-Country Year in Review
  Blakes Business Class Seminar, Toronto, Ontario, January 25, 2024.
• Moderator : Lender Liability: The Dilemma in Exerting Too Much Influence on a Restructuring
  International Insolvency Institute North American Regional Conference, New York, New York, January 17, 2024.
• Speaker : Corporate Law Basics
  Ontario Bar Association, Webinar, May 23, 2023.

Admitted to the Ontario Bar – 2013
JD, Dalhousie University – 2012
BA, Simon Fraser University – 2009