Professional Bio:

As a partner in Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP's restructuring group, Rachel works closely with clients in distressed situations who seek her experience on a broad range of insolvency matters, including complex proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.

Rachel provides thoughtful and focused advice to her clients, which includes the enforcement of creditors’ rights and security, assisting debtors with in or out-of-court workouts, distressed investing and purchases, and acting for court-appointed monitors and receivers. She also has extensive experience with cross-border and international mandates with a particular depth in US proceedings. According to the Chambers and Partners Canada, 2023 Edition, Rachel is noted as “superb, practical and strategic”. She is a responsive professional and is passionate about providing quality advice to her clients and devising solutions that are innovative and forward-looking.

Rachel is an active leader in various industry associations. She is currently on the Social Media Committee of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) Toronto Chapter, and previously served as Chair of the TMA Toronto Chapter’s Next Gen Committee. Rachel has also held various roles as a Director with the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) - Ontario Network, and is a member of the International Insolvency Institute Next Gen Leadership Program. Within TGF, Rachel is a co-editor of TGF Topline, a quarterly publication that keeps readers up-to-date on restructuring and litigation cases, and is a member of the firm’s student committee. Rachel is regularly invited to speak on panels covering a broad range of insolvency topics.

Rachel was recognized in American Bankruptcy Institute's 40 under 40 program (2023). She was named as “Up and Coming" by Chambers and Partners (2024), an “Associate to Watch” By Chambers and Partners (2023) and was also included in Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch in Canada in Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law (2023, 2024). She was an IWIRC Rising Star Semi-Finalist in 2018.