Past Winning Submissions 

Law Student Writing Awards Program

First prize ($7,500 and invitation to the IIC Conference @Home, November 4, 2021)

Maria Belykh
Western University
Faculty Sponsor: Thomas Telfer
Paper: CCAA Supplier Protection: A System in Need of Reform

Second prize ($5,000)    

Kristen Robertson
Queen's University
Faculty Sponsor: Kevin McElcheran
Paper: It's All in the Effect: The Anti-Deprivation Rule Post-Chandros Construction

Third prize ($2,500) 

Candace Formosa
Thomson Rivers University
Faculty Sponsor: Richard Butler

First prize ($7,500 and invitation to the IIC Conference @Home, November 26, 2020)

Courteney Rickert
Western University
Faculty Sponsor: Christopher Armstrong
Paper: Creditor Protection and Litigation Funding Arrangements in the Wake of Bluberi

Second prize ($5,000)    

Krista Yip-Chuck
Western University
Faculty Sponsor: Christopher Armstong
Paper: Un-Rolling CCAA Section 11.2 - An Analysis of the Treatment of Roll Ups in DIP Financing in Canada

Third prize ($2,500) 

Jalen Nordmark
University of British Columbia
Faculty Sponsor: Janis Sarra

2017 Winning Papers

First prize ($7,500 and Invitation to the IIC Conference in Banff, Alberta, Sept 14-17, 2017)

Dylan Gibbs
University of Alberta
Faculty Sponsor: Roderick Wood

Paper: Whose Restructuring is it Anyway?

Second prize ($5,000)    

Mia Tritter
Western University
Faculty Sponsor: Thomas Telfer

Paper: Has the Door to Equitable Subordination in CCAA Proceedings been Closed?

Third prize ($2,500) 

Nicholas Dempsey
Western University
Faculty Sponsor: Chris Armstrong

Paper: Is the Third Time the Charm?

2016 Winning Papers

First prize ($7,500 and Invitation to the IIC Conference in Bermuda, Nov 3-6, 2016)      

Andrew Harmes
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
Faculty Sponsor: Stephanie Ben-Ishai

Paper: Standing Up for Shareholders: Treatment of Shareholders and Equity Claims in Canadian Corporate Insolvency Proceedings

Second prize ($5,000)    

Matt Aleksic
Western University
Faculty Sponsor: Chris Armstrong

Paper: The Interest Stops Rule: Is Nortel the Last Word?

Third prize ($2,500) 

Michael Barrett
Western University
Faculty Sponsor: Chris Armstrong

Paper: Substantive Consolidation After Nortel: The Treatment of Corporate Groups in Canadian Insolvency Law

2015 Winning Papers

The following are the winning papers of the 2015 Law Student Writing Awards competition. For copies of papers from past years, please contact the IIC.

First Place

The Clash Between Corporate Law and Insolvency Law: CBCA Restructurings

Mitchell Grossell
Western University

Second Place

Nortel Allocation Proceedings: The Case for Arbitration in Cross Border Insolvency

Vanja Ginic
University of Ottawa

Third Place

Unpaid Suppliers' Rights and Liquidating CCAAs: The Need to Reform Section 81.1

Sean Tessarolo
University of Saskatchewan