Firm News — Week of January 5, 2026

Moves

• Philippe Larocque has joined BDO as a Partner. Philippe was previously with BDO Debt Solutions.

• Carl Adjami has joined Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton in Montreal as a Partner. Carl was previously with PSB BOISJOLI.

• Margarita Cargher has joined MNP LTD in Toronto as a Manager. Margarita was previously with TDB Advisory. Read more.

• Angela Smith has joined MNP LTD in Sudbury as a Consumer Insolvency Consultant.

Promotions

• Puya (P.J.) Fesharaki, James Hardy and Alexander Soutter have been promoted to Partners at Thornton Grout Finnigan. Read more.

• Matthew Cressatti has been promoted to Restructuring and Insolvency Partner at Miller Thomson. Read more.

• Rob Nicholls has been promoted to Partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg. Read more.

• Heather Fisher has been promoted to Partner at Gowling WLG. Read more.

• Marc-Étienne Boucher has been promoted to Partner at McCarthy Tétrault. Read more.

• Jacqueline Shellon has been promoted to Principal, Restructuring and Turnaround at Doane Grant Thornton. Read more.

• Alice Li has been promoted to Manager, Restructuring at Doane Grant Thornton.

• Gregor Mackintosh has been promoted to Senior Associate in the Restructuring & Turnaround group at Doane Grant Thornton.

• Alex Preobrazenski has been promoted to Chief Investment Officer at Cortland Credit Group.

• Chukuma Stephen Isilebo has been promoted to Insolvency Counsellor at Harris & Partners.

Appointments

• Kelly Bourassa of Blakes and Kelsey Meyer of Bennett Jones have been appointed as King's Counsel in Alberta. Read more.