Roger P. Simard

Roger P. Simard is a Counsel in the Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy group at Dentons' Montréal office, representing corporations being restructured, financial institutions, receivers, trustees in bankruptcy, purchasers of distressed assets and unsecured creditors in local, national and international insolvencies.

He acts in numerous cases involving insolvency matters including the sale of distressed assets, the validity of security and conflicts of priority between secured lenders and other creditors. He also advises insurers, manufacturers, suppliers, landlords, guarantors and directors on their obligations and the protection of their rights in bankruptcy and insolvency-related matters. Notable matters include acting for insurers in the CCAA liquidations of Asbestos Corporation Limited and Lion Électrique; advising Laurentian Bank of Canada in the CCAA liquidation of Groupe Sélection; acting for a purchaser in the Nemaska Lithium CCAA restructuring; representing the banking syndicate in the Groupe Dynamite restructuring of 300 retail stores in Canada and the US; and advising directors and officers in the Montréal, Maine & Atlantic Railway cross-border insolvency, which achieved an unprecedented CA$450 million settlement fund following the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster. He also has experience in advising on claims against directors and officers, bank security realization, commercial reorganizations, drafting security documents, the exercise of hypothecary rights, commercial collections, asset protection planning, and the exemption of annuities and insurance from seizure.

Roger holds an LL.L from the Université de Montréal (1979) and completed studies at the École du Barreau du Québec (1980).

He is recognized by Chambers Global, Chambers Canada, The Legal 500 Canada, The Best Lawyers in Canada and IFLR 1000 Canada in restructuring and insolvency. He is a member of the Insolvency Institute of Canada and served as President of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency section of the Canadian Bar Association (Québec Division) from 1996 to 1998.