Overview
Patrick Corney is a Partner in the Restructuring & Insolvency group at Miller Thomson LLP. Pat has significant experience in Canadian and cross-border corporate insolvency matters, including in some of the largest and most complex restructurings in Canada. Pat acts for debtor corporations, monitors, trustees, liquidators, receivers, government regulators, secured and unsecured creditors, and purchasers of distressed assets. Pat has worked with clients from a wide range of industries, including steel, technology, retail, cannabis, and energy.
Pat began his legal career as a summer student at a Seven Sisters firm and practiced there for six years. Prior to joining Miller Thomson, Pat was a partner at a Toronto-based restructuring and insolvency boutique.
Professional achievements & leadership
- Best Lawyers in Canada "Ones to Watch", Financial Services and Restructuring Law
Thought leadership
- "This is an Intervention: Reflections on the Interventions Brought by the Insolvency Institute of Canada between 2013-2020", Journal of the Insolvency Institute of Canada (Carswell), Volume 10 (2021).
- "Litigation Funding in CCAA Proceedings", Commercial Litigation and Arbitration Review (Lexis Nexis), July 2020.
- "Canadian Insolvency Ruling in CCAA Proceedings", Commercial Insolvency Reporter (Lexis Nexis), June 2020.
Community involvement
- Pat is on the pro bono roster of the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada
Professional memberships
- Secretary, The Advocates' Society Insolvency Litigation Practice Group
- The Advocates' Society
- The Turnaround Management Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- Canadian Bar Association
Bar admissions & education
- Ontario, 2014
- J.D., Dalhousie University
- M.I.R., Queen’s University
- B.A., Bishop’s University
