Davies’ new partner makes the move from Torys
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP has brought Scott A. Bomhof in as a new partner for its financial restructuring and insolvency group.
Bomhof hails from Torys LLP, where he was a partner. He worked on a watershed settlement that involved three major tobacco companies and has tackled significant Canadian and cross-border distressed situations.
He has appeared in court supervised proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and handled matters involving plans of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act, sales proceedings, debtor-in-possession/interim financing loans, and receiverships. He has guided out of court restructurings such as negotiated workouts, recapitalizations, debt exchanges, refinancings and distressed investments and acquisitions.
Bomhof has worked across industries like real estate, construction, and life sciences. Lexpert listed him among Ontario’s top insolvency and financial restructuring lawyers in 2021; moreover, he appears in its insolvency and financial restructuring special edition. He is also among Lexpert’s Leading 500 Cross-Border Lawyers.
In addition, he is also ranked as a most frequently recommended lawyer in the categories of “insolvency and financial restructuring - insolvency litigation” and “insolvency and financial restructuring - financial restructuring.” He is part of the Insolvency Institute of Canada, the Turnaround Management Association, INSOL International, the Canadian Insolvency Foundation, the Ontario Bar Association's Insolvency Section and the Commercial List Users' Committee.
Bomhof said that he was eager to build on Davies’ scope of services in the areas of distressed investments and restructuring.
“Canadian businesses have been impacted by significant changes in the trade relationship with our major trading partner, pressures caused by global tariffs and the adverse impact of conflict zones on input costs and supply chains,” he said in a statement.
Bomhof commenced with Davies’ Toronto office on Monday November 9. He was called to the Ontario bar in 1995 after obtaining his LLB (Honours) from the University of Toronto and his BA from the University of Western Ontario.
Earlier this year, Davies expanded its technology practice in Montreal with the addition of partner Nikita Stepin, who brought experience with commercial technology and intellectual property law. Stepin is also a Lexpert-ranked lawyer in technology transactions and was included in Lexpert’s special edition on technology. He joined the firm in January.
