Angela D'Alessandro

Experience

Angela worked on a precedent-making Companies Creditors’ Arrangement (CCAA) case that went as far as the Ontario Court of Appeal, which denied leave to appeal a decision of the Superior Court approving a secured creditor-led plan of arrangement involving Bob-Lo Island in the Detroit River. Under the plan, the assets of the debtor companies would be sold to and vested in an affiliate of the secured creditor who proposed the plan, and no proceeds would be payable to the unsecured creditors. The decision is noteworthy because it not only suggests that secured creditors may take a leading role in a restructuring process that has traditionally been directed by debtor companies, but also because it creates an opportunity for the CCAA to be used as an effective shortcut by secured creditors to enforce their security.

“All my growth and development led me to believe that if you really do the right thing, and if you play by the rules, and if you have solid judgment and common sense, that you're going to be able to achieve great things for your clients.”

Professional Activities

• Ontario Bar Association
• Essex Law Association
• Essex Women Lawyers' Association
• The Advocates Society, Member
• Women Lawyers Association of Michigan
• Young Restructuring Professionals
• Criminal Lawyer's Association

Honors + Awards

• University of Windsor, B.A., Honours
• Salzburg Law School Summer Program, Certificate, 2001, International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights Law

Civic, Cultural + Social Activities

• Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital, Windsor, Planning and Priorities Board Committee
• Victims for Justice, Vice President
• Windsor & District Chamber of Commerce, Volunteer, Government Relations Committee
• Credit Counseling Services of Southwestern Ontario, Board of Directors

Teaching Experience

• St. Clair College, Instructor, Business Law