Puya Fesharaki

Puya Fesharaki

pfesharaki@tgf.ca
416.304.7979416.304.7979

Bio

Puya is an associate practising exclusively in the area of corporate restructuring and insolvency. He acts for debtors, lenders and court officers in complex domestic and cross-border restructurings and insolvencies.

Puya obtained his law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School, where he won several awards and worked as a research assistant. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Puya worked as a project and financial analyst for industry-leading companies in the pharmaceutical and retail sectors.

Representative Mandates

  • Counsel to the Applicants in the CCAA proceedings of Boreal Capital Partners Ltd. and its affiliates, a multi-residential development conglomerate with more than $55 million in secured debt, which successfully restructured under the CCAA.
  • Assisted the TGF team representing Westmoreland Coal Company as Canadian counsel in connection with a USD$110 million recapitalization and restructuring transaction
  • Represented TELoIP Inc. in connection with its restructuring under the CCAA
  • Regularly represents national banks in insolvency and enforcement proceedings

Professional Involvement

Puya is an executive member of:

  • The Ontario Bar Association, Insolvency Section
  • The Advocates’ Society, Insolvency Litigation Practice Group

Recent professional appearances include:

Education

  • J.D. (Osgoode Hall Law School), 2015
  • B.Comm (Hons.) (Queen’s University), 2011