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Christopher Keliher
Christopher Keliher
Christopher Keliher

Christopher Keliher is a seasoned restructuring and insolvency lawyer specializing in corporate insolvency. Working with clients in a range of industries, he focuses on complex reorganizations, receiverships, insolvency litigation, and cross-border cases, and regularly appears before courts in Alberta, the Supreme Court of British Columbia, and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.

Prior to joining McMillan, Christopher worked with a national turnaround and restructuring strategy group where he worked as a vice president and senior director.  In that role, Christopher worked primarily on corporate engagements and has acted as a financial advisor, a CCAA monitor, a trustee in bankruptcy, and as both a private and court-appointed receiver.

In addition to his legal practice, Christopher is a Chartered Insolvency and Restructuring Professional (CIRP) and a Licensed Insolvency Trustee (LIT). Christopher is an active member of the Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals and serves as an instructor in Business Law at Mount Royal University.

Expertise

Industries

Practices

Representative Matters

  • Counsel to the senior secured lender in the court-appointed receivership proceedings of Genesis Integration Inc. and Fusion Cine Sales & Rentals Inc. (audiovisual equipment sales and rentals).
  • Counsel to the senior secured lender in the cross-border CCAA/Chapter 11 proceedings and sale of Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation et. al (manufacturing).
  • Counsel for the purchaser in connection with the court-appointed receivership proceedings of Kivuto Solutions Inc. (information technology).
  • Counsel for the debtors in the cross-border CCAA/Chapter 11 proceedings and sale of DCL Group (manufacturing).
  • Counsel to the court-appointed information officer in the cross-border recognition proceedings for Voyager Digital (cryptocurrency).
  • Counsel to an undisclosed syndicate of lenders with secured debt in excess of C$50-million (oil and gas services).
  • Acted for North American Lamb Company as its court-appointed monitor (agriculture).
  • Acted for Kaisen Energy Corp. as its court-appointed monitor (oil and gas).
  • Acted for BOS Solutions Ltd., BOS Solutions Inc., BOS LeaseCo LLC, BOS Solutions Real Estate Inc. and BOS USHoldCo Inc. as their court-appointed receiver and foreign representative in cross-border proceedings (receivership/Chapter 15) (oil and gas services and environmental solutions).
  • Acted for Quadriga Fintech Solutions Corp., Whiteside Capital Corporation and 0984750 B.C. Ltd. as their court-appointed monitor and trustee in bankruptcy (cryptocurrency).

Speaking Engagements

Speaker, “Introduction to Insolvency Proceedings and Bankruptcy Administration,” Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals, King City, Ontario

June 22, 2023

Panellist, “Crypto Insolvencies and Beyond: The Fallout of the Bust 2023 Northwest Chapter Cross-Border Conference,” Seattle, Washington

October 26, 2023

Panellist, ‘Roles and Responsibilities of Directors in Insolvency,” Legal Education Society of Alberta, On-Demand Program

March 15, 2023

Podcast Moderator, “The Rise of the Litigation Trustee and Litigation Funding in Canadian Insolvency Proceedings,” Annual Review of Insolvency Law Podcast

January 13, 2023

Teaching Engagements

  • Sessional Instructor at Mount Royal University; Introduction to Business Law

Rankings & Recognitions

  • Recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada (2024, 2025) as “One to Watch’ in the area of Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law

Directorships & Affiliations

  • Member, Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals
  • Canadian Bar Association

Education & Admissions

2023
Called to the Alberta Bar
2018
Chartered Insolvency and Restructuring Professional (CIRP)
2016
MBASaint Mary's University
2014
Called to the Nova Scotia Bar
2013
JD (Business Law Specialization)Dalhousie University
2010
B.Comm. (Finance)Dalhousie University

Publications

  • “Roles and Responsibilities of Directors, Legal Education Society of Alberta,” co-author (March 15, 2023)