Sarah J. Nelligan

Sarah assists clients in a variety of insolvency matters and related proceedings. Sarah also routinely appears before the British Columbia Supreme Court and British Columbia Provincial Court acting for clients, including major banks and other financial institutions, in debt recovery, security realization, and foreclosure matters.

Recognition and Ranking

• 2011 Lexpert Zenith Award: recognized for Corporate and Law Firm Social Responsibility for her contributions to Family Services of Greater Vancouver

Professional Activities

• Canadian Bar Association, Member
• Law Society of British Columbia, Member
• Vancouver Bar Association, Member
• International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals, Member
• BarTalk Editorial Board, Member
• Access Pro Bono Board of Directors, Member

Community Activities

• Access Pro Bono Society of BC, Civil Chambers Pro Bono Duty Counsel Project
• Alpha Omicron Pi International Women’s Fraternity

Bar Admissions

• British Columbia (2009)

Education

• University of Calgary (B.A., 2005)
• University of New Brunswick (LL.B., 2008)

Personal Interests

Sarah's interests include photography, lomography, music, cooking,
and horticulture.

Sarah has represented:

• Harley-Davidson Financial Services Inc. in a variety of asset and debt recovery matters
• The Bank of Montreal, HSBC Bank Canada, and MCAP Service Corporation in relation to various commercial and residential foreclosure matters
  

• An institutional lender in advancing a number of breach of contract and negligence claims

• The Bank of Montreal and HSBC Bank Canada in prosecuting various debt recovery claims
• An institutional lender in a number of matters relating to cheque negotiation, including matters relating to cheque-kiting and forged bank drafts 
• Various clients in the negotiation and preparation of Proposals to creditors pursuant to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act