Patrick Corney

Partner

Toronto

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416.595.8555

[email protected]

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BAR ADMISSION

Ontario, 2014

Education

J.D., Dalhousie University
M.I.R., Queen’s University
B.A., Bishop’s University

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Patrick Corney is a Partner in the Restructuring & Insolvency group at Miller Thomson. He advises on insolvency matters and commercial disputes, with a particular focus on financial restructuring litigation. Pat has worked on some of the most complex restructurings and related litigation in Canada, often involving cross-border and multi-jurisdictional considerations. His clients include senior creditors and debtor companies in a variety of industries including steel, technology, retail, cannabis, and energy, where he helps navigate financial distress, regulatory challenges, and strategic issues.

Pat has been published in the Journal of the Insolvency Institute of Canada, the Commercial Litigation and Arbitration Review, and the Commercial Insolvency Reporter. Recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada (Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law), he also serves as Vice-Chair of The Advocates’ Society Insolvency Litigation Practice Group.

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Recognition

Best Lawyers in Canada, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law, 2025
Best Lawyers in Canada “Ones to Watch”, Financial Services and Restructuring Law, 2021-2023

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.
Speaker, Ontario Bar Association Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law Primer Program.

Notable matters

Ernst & Young Inc. v. Essar Global Fund Ltd., et al.: Acted for Essar Steel Algoma Inc., at trial and on appeal, in a successful challenge of a liability management transaction. A 2018 Benchmark Litigation “Case of the Year”.
Essar Steel Algoma, et al (Re): Counsel to the debtors in their $1.2B restructuring under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act.
Fire & Flower Inc., et al (Re): Counsel to a creditor and successful auction bidder in the debtors’ Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act proceeding.
Just Energy Group Inc., et al (Re): lead counsel for the Ontario Energy Board regarding the Just Energy Group’s CCAA proceeding.
Ottawa Light Rail Transit Commission: special counsel to the commissioner, the Honourable Justice William Hourigan, regarding his public inquiry into every major stage of Ottawa Light Rail Transit construction project.
Morrison Laurier Mortgage Corporation (Re): Counsel to the court-appointed liquidator, and marketing and mortgage agent, of Morrison Laurier Mortgage Corporation (a mortgage investment company).
Peraso Technologies Inc. (Re): counsel to the debtor in its restructuring proceeding under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act.
Plant-Based Investment Corp. (Re): counsel to the debtor in its restructuring proceeding under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act.
Wayne Patrick Consumer Products, et al (Re): counsel to the debtors in their restructuring proceeding under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act.
Counsel to the Ontario Energy Board in various court-supervised insolvency proceedings involving energy industry companies.

Memberships & affiliations

Vice-Chair, The Advocates’ Society Insolvency Litigation Practice Group
The Advocates’ Society
The Turnaround Management Association
Ontario Bar Association
Canadian Bar Association

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