Sharon M.
Urquhart

Representative Experience

• Provides advice to institutional and private lenders and borrowers regarding enforcement proceedings, such as foreclosure, receivership, bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings
• Provides advice to all types of creditors and other affected parties concerning insolvency proceedings generally, including bankruptcy proposals and Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act proceedings
• Provides advice to clients, including lenders, on all types of environmental issues, including on their rights, duties and obligations under the Environmental Management Act
• Has considerable experience in commercial lending, and has represented financial institutions, private lenders and borrowers in all types of lending transactions

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

• Sterling Shoes – represented landlords
• New Future CCAA proceeding – represented mortgagee of multiple properties, including negotiation of plans of arrangement and forbearance agreements
• Nortel Networks CCAA proceeding – represented a supplier in relation to a variety of matters, including cross border issues
• Pope & Talbot CCAA proceedings – represented several creditors in relation to fraudulent preference actions commenced by the trustee in the related US proceedings
• Redfern Resources CCAA and Receivership – represented US lien holder in acquiring title to a hoverbarge;
• West Bay CCAA – represented warranty claimant
• Pine Valley CCAA proceedings – represented supplier in extensive negotiations relating to plan and intercompany debt claims
• New Skeena Forest Products Inc. bankruptcy – represented insurer in relation to various matters
• Mariposa CCAA proceedings – represented landlords
• 360 Networks CCAA proceeding – Represented large equipment lessor and landlord
• Domans CCAA proceeding – Represented several suppliers
• Acted for ski hill operator in restructuring

Publications

• Lecturer on many in-house seminars on insolvency issues, environmental law and conflicts of interest
• Client seminars on insolvency issues and environmental matters
• Lecturer for Professional Legal Training course on foreclosures
• Part-time faculty member Kwantlen University College, Equine Studies, Law & Ethics
• Lecturer for Continuing Legal Education on Personal Property Security Act issues

Blogs

Professional & Community Affiliations

• Canadian Bar Association, (Insolvency and Environmental Subsections), Member
• Law Society of British Columbia, Member
• Vancouver Bar Association, Member
• International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation, Member
• Environmental Managers Association, Member
• British Columbia Environment Industry Association, Member
• Horse Council of British Columbia, Member