Brian Franklin Empey

Brian Empey is a partner at Goodmans where he is a member of the Restructuring Group, which is widely recognized as Canada’s leading corporate restructuring practice.

Brian has advised debtor companies, creditors, regulators, committees and court-appointed officers on insolvency matters across Canada. He has particular expertise in complex and cross-border restructurings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) and in insolvencies of securities firms and financial institutions.

Brian is also a member of the firm’s Opinions Committee and advises clients in connection with secured transactions and structured financings, including derivatives and asset-backed securitizations, and regulatory compliance in the financial services and payments industry, including crypto-assets.

Brian has been recognized as a leading insolvency and financial restructuring lawyer by Chambers Canada , Chambers Global , The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory , IFLR1000 , Lexology Index Canada , Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers and is BV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell . Brian is also recognized in the area of banking and finance law and insolvency and financial restructuring law by Best Lawyers in Canada . He is also featured in the Lexpert Special Edition: Insolvency and Restructuring.