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Raj S. Sahni

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Raj Sahni is a partner in the Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice Group and the chair of the firm's India Committee. His 20+ years of experience includes complex international and cross-border insolvencies, formal and informal debt workouts and restructurings, receiverships, bankruptcies, Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act restructurings and Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act proposals.

Chambers Canada

"Clients say he is 'very good at detailed legal agreement reviews,' while others say he 'is able to articulate complex issues in a very clear manner - he has the gift of being able to concisely and practically explain things.'"

Raj also acts for lenders and secured creditors in secured financing and asset based lending transactions and purchasers of assets and shares in insolvency proceedings and distress situations.

As chair of the firm's India Committee, Raj also assists the firm's Canadian clients in seeking out and realizing upon opportunities in the fast growing Indian market and assists Indian and multinational companies with investments and acquisitions in Canada, with a particular focus on distressed assets and companies. Raj is regularly sought out for his expertise in this area and has contributed numerous articles to the India Business Law Journal on India-Canada trade and investment issues.

Raj was recently named by the India Business Law Journal as one of the top 100 international lawyers for India-related matters.

Education

University of Toronto, BA, 1995, with honours University of Toronto, JD, 1998 

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Ontario, 2000

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Court-appointed Monitor, in the Stelco Inc. (formerly U.S. Steel Canada) CCAA proceedings
SunEdison Canada, in its CCAA proceedings
Avenue Capital Management, in the Essar Steel Algoma CCAA proceedings
Canadian Counsel to Detroit Windsor Tunnel LLC, in the American Roads sale process and the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel
2Source Manufacturing Inc., in its receivership proceedings
Urbancorp Cumberland, 2 companies in the Urban CCAA proceedings
Menkes Development Ltd., in the Target Canada CCAA proceedings
Sino-Forest Corporation, in its CCAA restructuring
Hollinger Canadian Publishing Holdings Co., in its CCAA proceedings
Canadian Counsel to the bondholders in Nortel, involving international insolvency proceedings

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Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Repeatedly Recommended, Insolvency & Financial Restructuring
Chambers Canada
Ranked, Restructuring/Insolvency
Chambers Global
Band 5, Restructuring/Insolvency
Best Lawyers in Canada
Recognized for Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
Expert Guides
Recognized as an expert guide in the area of banking, finance and transactional and restructuring and insolvency

 

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