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Lance Williams

Lance Williams

Canada 2026

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Lance Williams is a Partner in the firm’s Restructuring & Insolvency Group. He advises trustees, debtors, directors, and creditors on complex insolvency matters, including debt restructuring, corporate reorganizations, bankruptcies, and receiverships. Lance has acted in numerous precedent-setting cases under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, with particular experience in mining, cannabis, forestry, retail, real estate, technology, and agriculture.

Internationally recognized for his expertise in cross-border insolvencies, Lance is a Fellow of INSOL International and a member of the Insolvency Institute of Canada and the International Insolvency Institute—both invitation-only organizations of leading insolvency professionals. He served as a delegate for the International Insolvency Institute at the UNCITRAL Working Group V meetings at the United Nations, contributing to global insolvency law reform.

Lance also provides advice in commercial finance, advising borrowers, private lenders, financial institutions, mezzanine lenders and distressed lenders on distressed and debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing.

Professional Memberships

Insolvency Institute of Canada, Fellow of INSOL International, International Insolvency Institute, Turnaround Management Association

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Chambers Canada Guide

Restructuring/Insolvency - Nationwide - Canada

Band 5
Band 5

Individual Editorial
Lance Williams is a Vancouver-based partner with notable cross-border restructuring experience, including acting for clients in the mining and forestry spaces.

Strengths

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  • He's an excellent lawyer. Lance always does a great job for his clients.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Canada Guide
  • Lance is an extremely talented lawyer and a fierce advocate for his client.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Canada Guide
  • Lance is a great lawyer. He does very good practical work.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Canada Guide

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