Gabriel Lavery Lepage Partner | Montréal

About Gabriel

Gabriel is a trusted advisor in high-stakes restructuring and insolvency matters, with deep experience navigating complex proceedings involving distressed businesses and stakeholders. Gabriel brings strategic insight and sharp advocacy to every engagement. He regularly acts for debtor companies, secured creditors, purchasers of distressed assets, court officers and financial institutions in domestic and cross-border insolvency matters. His experience extends across sectors, including financial services, real estate, manufacturing and retail.

Gabriel is known for delivering practical, solutions-focused advice in proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) and related commercial litigation. His ability to anticipate legal and commercial risks makes him a valued partner to clients navigating financial distress or pursuing strategic opportunities involving distressed assets.

In addition to his restructuring work, Gabriel maintains an active commercial litigation practice. He has successfully represented clients in complex contractual disputes at all levels of court across Canada.

Recognized for his leadership and expertise, Gabriel is ranked in the Chambers Canada Legal Guide and named a Next Generation Partner in The Legal 500 Canada 2025 for Insolvency and Restructuring. His peers and clients commend his calm, thoughtful approach and his ability to manage sensitive, fast-moving situations with precision and composure.

Gabriel is fluent in English and French.

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Acted for a major Canadian development bank in the restructuring proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA restructuring) of a Quebec-based medical clinic consolidator and operator
Advised a Canadian public technology company on its restructuring under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA restructuring)
Represented two solidarity funds in the CCAA restructuring of a major Quebec-based real estate developer relating to the acquisition of its entire interest in the historic site of a former brewing complex, and the subsequent sale of a portion of such interest to another Quebec-based real estate developer, making the latter and the funds equal owners of the property
Acted for a large Canadian bank, a secured creditor, in the restructuring and receivership proceedings of a Quebec-based industrial manufacturer
Represented a major Canadian development bank in the BIA restructuring of a major player in the pharmaceutical industry in Quebec and its real estate affiliate
Acted for a major Canadian development bank in the CCAA restructuring of aéééééé Canadian manufacturer and its related entities
Represented a Quebec-based lithium producer in proceedings brought by an individual seeking to obtain a royalty on metals extracted from the producer’s mine
Acted for a Canadian shoe retailer in its successful CCAA restructuring
Represented a Canadian TSX-listed clothing retailer in its CCAA restructuring
Advised an international private investor in the natural resources sector on the acquisition, along with a Quebec public investment firm, of a Quebec-based lithium company, in the context of a sale made pursuant to the CCAA

Awards & Recognition

Chambers Canada Legal Guide 2025 (Restructuring/Insolvency)
The Legal 500 Canada 2025 (Restructuring/Insolvency – Next Generation Partner)
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Insolvency and Financial Restructuring: Insolvency Litigation)
Lexpert Special Edition: Insolvency and Restructuring 2024
The Best Lawyers in Canada – 2021-2025 (Banking and Finance Law; Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law)
IFLR1000: Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms (Restructuring and Insolvency)
Benchmark Canada: Impact Case of the Year Award – 2020 (Recipient)