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Karen Fellowes KC
Stikeman Elliott
4300 Bankers Hall West
888 - 3rd Street S.W
Calgary/Vancouver ALBERTA/B.C. Canada , T2P 5C5,
T: 403-724-9469

Professional Bio:

Karen Fellowes, Q.C. is an experienced insolvency lawyer and litigator based in Western Canada. She specializes in protecting the interests of banks, secured lenders, unsecured creditors, landlords, debtors, equipment lessees and other stakeholders in commercial re-organizations, workouts, restructurings and proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA), Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) and court-appointed receiverships. She frequently handles files relating to the oil and gas industry in Canada.

 Karen is also an experienced litigation lawyer, specializing in commercial litigation, arbitration, contract disputes, debt collection and judgment enforcement, guarantees, foreclosures and liens.

 Karen is a frequent presenter at conferences and seminars on insolvency-related matters and women's leadership. Karen also participates in various pro bono projects locally and in Nepal, through DLA's international pro bono arm, New Perimeter. Karen was recently appointed as President of Pro Bono Law Alberta.


RECOGNITIONS

  •  Fetner Award for outstanding international member of the International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)(2017)
  • Finalist for the Women in Law Leadership Award in the category of "Leadership in the Profession - Private Practice," 2011, 2012
  • Volunteer of the Decade Award -- Program Builder Category -- Pro Bono Alberta (2017)

Practice Areas:

Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Chapter 9 Bankruptcy
Claims Management and Balloting
Claims Settlement Services
Creditors' Committee Representation
Crisis Communications
Debt Restructuring
DIP Lending
Distressed Asset Sales
Document Management
Electronic Discovery
Exit Financing
Factoring
Financial Public Relations
Insurance Claims
Intellectual Property
Interim Corporate Management
Life Settlement
Litigation and Litigation Consulting
M&A
Operational Turnarounds
Refinancing
Risk Management
Surety Bond
Technology Management
Valuation
Virtual Data Rooms

Industries:

Automotive
Agriculture
Commodities
Consumer goods
Energy
Entertainment
Financial services
Food Services
Healthcare
Industrial goods
Management of Companies and Enterprises
Manufacturing
Media
Mining/Oil/Gas
Publishing
Real Estate
Retail
Services
Technology
Transportation services
Travel & Hospitality
Utilities

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