Samantha Hans
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Admitted to the Ontario Bar: 2022
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Aird & Berlis LLP
Brookfield Place, 181 Bay Street, Suite 1800
Toronto, Canada M5J 2T9
T 416.863.1500
F 416.863.1515
Admitted to the Ontario Bar: 2022
Samantha draws on her strong attention to detail to provide
pragmatic solutions for her clients. She enjoys the fast-paced and high-stakes
nature of restructuring and bankruptcy matters.
Samantha is a member of the firm’s Financial Services and Litigation & Dispute Resolution Groups.
Her practice focuses on bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings involving
mid-market and large cap companies. She represents creditors, debtors and
court-appointed officers. Samantha’s work encompasses a broad range of
insolvency proceedings, including asset sales and recovery, security
enforcement and restructuring litigation.
Samantha is passionate about community involvement and has
extensive experience working with grassroots, pro bono and international human
rights organizations.
Counsel to a cannabis conglomerate with a cumulative deficit of $527.8 million during proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act
Counsel to a First Nations wholesale fuel supplier in civil litigation to recover and freeze misappropriated assets, including a megayacht moved offshore by a former executive, as well as restructuring proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act with total liabilities of approximately $100 million
Co-Author, "In re: The Hacienda Company, LLC – The Budding Change in U.S. Bankruptcy Law Starts to Flower," Aird & Berlis LLP, Financial Services Flash, November 22, 2023.
Co-Author, "In re: The Hacienda Company, LLC – A Budding Change in Bankruptcy Law for Cannabis Companies?" Aird & Berlis LLP, Financial Services Flash, June 12, 2023.