Team > Lawyers > Roberts, William
Will practises in the areas of insolvency and restructuring law with an emphasis on insolvency proceedings, banking litigation, creditors’ remedies and fraud claims.
Will routinely represents creditors, debtors and purchasers in restructurings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, and for financial institutions, Trustees in Bankruptcy and Receivers in connection with residential and commercial foreclosures, receiverships, realizations, bankruptcies, fraud claims and cheque negotiation issues.
Will also represents the British Columbia Securities Commission in relation various matters, including insolvency proceedings, the enforcement of administrative penalties and receiverships.
Prior to being called to the British Columbia bar, Will spent a term as a judicial law clerk to the British Columbia Supreme Court. He also dedicates a significant amount of time to representing pro bono clients in relation to fraud and debt claims.
Recognition and Ranking
- Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory: CV Peer Review rated
Professional Activities
- Canadian Bar Association, Member
Bar Admissions
- British Columbia (1999)
Education
- University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1998)
- Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1992)
Experience
William has represented:
- The British Columbia Securities Commission in various insolvency proceedings commenced in relation to fraudulent securities schemes
- Meyers Norris Penny Limited, in its capacity as Trustee in Bankruptcy of the Estate of Michael Ernst Ruge, to trace and recover funds on behalf of defrauded investors
- Grant Thornton Limited, in its capacities as Interim Receiver and Monitor of Load Runner Logistics Ltd. and related entities
- The Bank of Montreal and HSBC Bank Canada in a number of matters relating to cheque negotiation and clearing issues under the Bills of Exchange Act and Canadian Payment Association Rules, including matters relating to cheque-kiting and forged bank drafts
- The Bank of Montreal and HSBC Bank Canada in relation to various fraud claims
- Campbell, Saunders Ltd., in its capacity as Trustee in Bankruptcy of the Estate of Ronald Stephen Barker, to trace and recover funds on behalf of defrauded investors
- The British Columbia Securities Commission in relation to the bankruptcy of Ian Gregory Thow
- The Bank of Montreal and HSBC Bank Canada in relation to commercial work-outs and realization proceedings
- The British Columbia Securities Commission in advancing claims against a $20 million fund held by a court-appointed Receiver
- The Bank of Montreal and HSBC Bank Canada in relation to various commercial and residential foreclosure matters
- CitiCapital Commercial Corporation in locating and realizing on collateral in relation to a multi-million dollar debt
- Deloitte & Touche Inc., in its capacity as Trustee in Bankruptcy of the Estate of Tarsem Singh Gill, in relation to one of the largest frauds in British Columbia history
- The Bank of Montreal, HSBC Bank Canada and various Trustees in Bankruptcy in prosecuting claims under the Fraudulent Conveyance Act and Fraudulent Preference Act
- A pro bono client in successfully setting-aside a fraudulent mortgage transaction
