Lexpert's Big Suits: Essar Steel Algoma Inc. et al (Re), 2017

Essar Steel Algoma Inc. et al (Re), 2017 featured in the 2017 issue of Lexpert/ROB Special Edition: Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers as one of the Top 5 Big Suits of 2017. In this particular litigation of significance, Lenczner Slaght's Peter Griffin, Monique Jilesen, and Matthew B. Lerner represented GIP Primus LP and Brightwood Loan Services LLC.

This significant Ontario Superior Court decision, in relation to Algoma’s bankruptcy proceedings, addressed important issues concerning the role of a CCAA monitor, the scope of a derivative action, and the legal test for an oppression claim.