Anjali Sandhu

Anjali has appeared before all levels of Court in Manitoba and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.

She has experience in farm debt mediation and with proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Personal Property Security Act (Manitoba) and the Family Farm Protection Act.

Anjali has co-authored papers published in the Journal of the Insolvency Institute of Canada and the Annual Review of Insolvency Law.

Anjali also practises entertainment law and has a background in the entertainment industry as both a lawyer and a writer/performer. She played Eszter Vand on the CBC legal drama Burden of Truth. Anjali currently has a television show in development with Buffalo Gal Pictures.

• Counsel to the secured lenders of 5993092 Manitoba Ltd. (formerly Rondex Limited) and several related companies. The operating entities were engaged in automotive paint and refinishing, land development and the sale of pools and related products. On April 3, 2025, the secured lenders obtained an Order appointing a receiver over all assets of the companies.
• Manitoba counsel to a secured lender of Pluto Transport Inc. and Guru Peer Transport Inc., related transportation and trucking companies operating in Manitoba. On December 19, 2025, the secured lender obtained an Order appointing a receiver over the companies’ assets subject to the lender’s security interests.
• Acted for KPMG Inc., the Court- appointed receiver of Bokhari Development Inc. in respect of property municipally known as 1801–1825 Park Drive in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba (the “Project”), where a housing development was under construction. On June 11, 2025, the Court approved the sale of the Project, the distribution of the receivership proceeds and the Receiver’s discharge, subject to the filing of the Receiver’s Certificate.
• Represented BDO Canada Limited, the Court-appointed receiver of Genesus Inc. and CanAm Genetics Inc. (“CanAm”). On January 29, 2025, the Court approved the sale of real property owned by CanAm. Subsequently, on June 12 and September 11, 2025, the Court approved the sale of various real properties owned by Genesus Inc., including a barn and office building. On September 11, 2025, the Court further approved interim distributions to Service Canada, Canada Revenue Agency and the companies’ secured creditors.
• Acted on behalf of the secured lender to Kromar Printing Ltd. On March 17, 2025, the Court approved the sale of Kromar’s real property asset, which sale then failed to close.
• Acted for a creditor of Ultracuts Franchises Incorporated. On April 30, 2025, the creditor applied for a bankruptcy order against Ultracuts. The underlying debt was subsequently settled between the parties and on November 20, 2025, the Court granted the creditor leave to withdraw its bankruptcy application.

• Co-chair, Insolvency Law Section, Manitoba Bar Association (2023–present)
• Certificate in Entertainment Law, Osgoode Hall Law School (2023)
• BANFF Diversity of Voices Fellowship, Netflix (2021)
• Member, Member Initiated Productions Grant Recipient, Alliance of Canadian Cinema Television and Radio Artists (Manitoba, 2021)
• Canada Media Fund Pilot Program for Racialized Communities Grant Recipient (2021)
• Committee Member, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre Audience Development Committee (2020–present)
• Valedictorian, Robson Hall (2020)
• Committee Member, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Alliance of Canadian Cinema Television and Radio Artists (2020–present)
• Participant and 1^st Place Winner, Canadian National Negotiation Competition, Robson Hall (2020)
• Provincial Court Clerkship (2019)
• Participant, Solomon Greenberg Moot (2019)
• Volunteer, Pro Bono Students Canada (Manitoba, 2018–2019)
• Committee Member, RCMP Youth Advisory (2013–2019)
• President, Improv Club, University of Manitoba (2016–2017)
• Founder, Acting Club, University of Manitoba (2016–2017)

• A. Montague Israels Q.C. Prize, Law Society of Manitoba (2021)
• Honorable Archibald S. Dewar Prize, Advocacy (2020)
• Kimberly Dawn Gusto Memorial Award for highest standing, Children and the Law (2020)
• Judge Ross A. Johnston Prize, Family Law (2020)
• David and Myrna Bowman Prize for highest standing, Evidence (2019)
• Duncan J. Jessiman, Q.C. Prize for highest standing, Corporations I (2019)
• D.A. Thompson Q.C. Prize for highest standing, Income Tax (2020)
• D.A. Thompson Q.C. Prize for highest standing, Family Law (2019)
• D.A. Thompson Q.C. Prize for highest standing, Trademarks and Patents (2019)
• A.J. Christie Prize for highest standing, Advocacy (2019)
• UMSU Scholarship (2019)
• Dean’s Honour List, University of Manitoba (2018–2020)
• Pitblado Scholarship (2018–2019)
• Dean’s Honour List, Faculty of Science, University of Manitoba (2014)

• Presenter, “The Legal Eye – Technical Update,” 2025 Winnipeg Insolvency & Restructuring Forum, Canadian Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Professionals (2025)
• Presenter, “Legal Technical Update,” Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals Insolvency & Restructuring Forum (2024) 
• Presenter, “The Legal Eye Presentation,” Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals Insolvency & Restructuring Forum (2023) 
• Presenter, “Cross Country Update,” Canadian Bar Association National Insolvency Law Conference (2022)
• Presenter, “Manitoba Technical Update,” Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals National Webinar Series (2022)
• Author, “The Art of Marshalling: The Good, the Bad and the Potential,” Journal of the Insolvency Institute of Canada (2021)
• Presenter, “Zombie Companies Arise!” Annual Review of Insolvency Law (2021)