On February 6, 2026, MLT Aikins lawyer J.J. Burnell will be speaking on a panel at the 2026 Annual Review of Insolvency Law (ARIL) Conference. Lawyers Dana Nowak, Catrina Webster and Jonathan Bourchier will also be attending the conference, which is proudly supported once again by MLT Aikins at the “Groundbreakers” level.
The panel, Catch Me If You Can (Afford It): Funding the Investigation and Pursuit of Ponzi Schemes and Other Litigation Claims in Insolvency Proceedings, will look at recent developments in investigating and pursuing significant claims on behalf of an estate. It will deal with such difficult issues of funding, including the appropriateness and limitations of litigation funding in insolvency proceedings. It will also address the difficult situation of how court officers and restructuring professionals can efficiently fund, investigate and pursue claims in mass fraud schemes – including Ponzi schemes.
Joining J.J. on the panel will be Peter Bychawski (Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP), Jassmine Girgis (University of Calgary), David Sieradzki (KSV Advisory Inc.) and moderator Justice Fred Myers (Ontario Superior Court of Justice).
J.J. is a corporate recovery and insolvency lawyer who advises corporations, banks, secondary lenders, venture capital firms, monitors, receivers, trustees, shareholders, creditors and debtors regarding corporate recovery strategies, debt restructuring, arrangements under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, proposals under the Bankruptcy Insolvency Act, loans, loan recovery and enforcement, liquidations shareholder, director and employee issues, lender liability, farm enforcement (including in respect of the Farm Debt Mediation Act (Canada) and mediations thereunder and applications under The Family Farm Protection Act (Manitoba) and The Farm Machinery and Equipment Act (Manitoba), bankruptcy and receivership generally.
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