Angad Bedi, Calgary

About Angad

Angad is an Associate in the Restructuring & Insolvency group at Blakes, which is widely recognized as one of Canada's leading restructuring practices. He advises debtors, creditors, court officers, purchasers and other stakeholders in complex restructuring and insolvency proceedings across a range of industries. Angad has appeared before all levels of court in Alberta, as well as the Supreme Court of British Columbia and various administrative tribunals.

Prior to joining Blakes, Angad worked as an associate at another leading Canadian law firm and at one of Canada’s most prominent litigation boutiques. Before commencing his legal career, Angad completed an internship at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, serving within the Immediate Office of the Registrar — the group supporting one of the Court's three elected principal heads of its largest organ — and worked closely with the Registrar's Chief of Staff.

Select Experience

Representative matters in which Angad has been involved include acting for:

Restructuring & Insolvency

The OKR Group, which consisted of a group of corporations, limited partnerships and trusts that were part of the organizational structure surrounding 10 Alberta-based investment funds, in their complex and adversarial proceedings under the CCAA
Elevation Gold Mining Corporation and its affiliates in their cross-border restructuring proceedings under the CCAA and Chapter 15 of the US Bankruptcy Code
Petrolama Energy Canada Inc. in its BIA proposal proceedings
A court‑appointed receiver under the Alberta Business Corporations Act in litigation proceedings involving allegations of misappropriation of funds from the Westin Airport Hotel, Element Edmonton West Hotel and Four Points by Sheraton Edmonton West
The proposal trustee in the BIA proposal proceedings of Switch Power Corp., an Alberta-based sustainable power and energy generation company
The senior secured creditor in the receivership proceedings of several entities in the Slate Asset Management group of companies, which own the building in Calgary known as Stephen Avenue Place
A secured creditor in complex enforcement proceedings involving five loans amounting to over C$42.3-million, secured against 11 different parcels of land totalling 35.41 acres
A secured creditor in enforcement proceedings involving a C$16-million mortgage secured against property that was subject to a grant from the City of Calgary for redevelopment
The successful bidder in the BIA proposal proceedings of ATTAbotics Inc. and ATTAbotics (US) Corp
A purchaser in the receivership proceedings of Long Run Exploration Ltd.
A creditor and utility provider in the CCAA proceedings of Razor Energy Corp. and related entities
A creditor and utility provider in the receivership proceedings of TexCal Energy Canada Inc.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

An oil and gas company in a dispute involving the fraudulent misappropriation of over C$40-million
A seller company in litigation arising from a purchaser’s failure to close an M&A transaction with a purchase price exceeding C$100-million
A foreign investor in a dispute concerning the fraudulent misappropriation of over C$60-million from the companies it purchased by those companies’ former directors
A trustee in bankruptcy in a dispute against a bankrupt company’s sole shareholder and its foreign directors for the misappropriation of over C$30-million
A minority shareholder in an encrypted communications company in a shareholder oppression matter related to improper share transfers and the stripping of company assets by directors
An engineering company in a professional negligence matter related to the collapse of an oil rig

Representative Decisions

Elevation Gold Mining Corporation (Re), 2024 BCSC 2354 — successfully obtained an Approval and Vesting Order involving a novel transaction structure incorporating features typically addressed through a reverse vesting order
Erickson Estate v Axsen, 2024 ABKB 10 — successfully set aside a Mareva Injunction / Attachment Order
Erickson Estate v Axsen, 2024 ABKB 69 — obtained costs in the amount of C$40,000 for steps taken to set a Mareva Injunction / Attachment Order

Professional Activities

Angad is the President of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers – Western Chapter, a diverse coalition of Asian Canadian legal professionals from pan-Asian cultures and backgrounds working to promote equity, justice and opportunity for Asian Canadian legal professionals and the wider community.

He was previously a member of the UNHCR Canada - Young Leaders Committee from April 2020 to December 2022, and a director of the Calgary Chapter of Global Lawyers Canada from February 2020 to February 2024.

In addition, Angad is a member of The Advocates' Society, the Canadian Bar Association, the Calgary Chapter of the South Asian Bar Association, the Law Society of Alberta and the Calgary Bar Association.