Atty. Timothy R. Dunn
Tim is a partner in Blaney McMurtry's Business Restructuring and Insolvency group. His practice focuses on advising owner managed private corporations, together with traditional and non-traditional financial institutions, the accounting firms that provide services to these institutions, and their respective corporate and individual clients.
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Timothy R. Dunn is a business and bankruptcy attorney based in Toronto, Ontario, practicing at Blaney McMurtry LLP. They have 33+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1993. Admitted to practice in Ontario (1993). Educated at Osgoode Hall Law School (LLB, 1991) and University of Toronto (—, 1988). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Banking and Finance Law (2026) and Best Lawyers in America — Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law (2026). Serands clients in Toronto, ON and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Tim is a partner in Blaney McMurtry's Business Restructuring and Insolvency group
- His practice focuses on advising owner managed private corporations, together with traditional and non-traditional financial institutions, the accounting firms that provide services to these institutions, and their respective corporate and individual clients
- Over the past 30 years, Tim's practice has evolved from one that focused exclusively on insolvency law and the legal issues that arise in corporate debt restructuring, to one that includes providing strategic advice in connection with the ever-increasing challenges and risks faced by lenders, borrowers, and their financial advisors
- Tim is regularly called upon to provide trusted advice on all aspects of commercial insolvency, debt restructuring and crisis management
- His clients include traditional and non-traditional lenders, borrowers, suppliers, landlords, trustees in bankruptcy, Court and privately-appointed receivers and interim receivers, court-appointed monitors, and guarantors of debt owed by corporations in financial distress
- Clients seek Tim out for his reputation in providing practical business and legal solutions, especially in crisis situations
- By adopting a holistic approach rather than focusing only on the law, Tim enables clients to make timely, well-informed, and intelligent business decisions that achieve results and mitigate risk
- He has become one of Canada’s “go-to” financial services advisors and one of a select few lawyers who are sought out by both the lender and debtor communities
- Tim is a frequent lecturer at professional institutes, legal associations, and banking and business community programs
- Tim is an instrument-rated private pilot, flying single engine land and sea planes
- He is currently working toward a commercial pilot’s license
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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A bankruptcy attorney can help you eliminate debt, stop creditor harassment, and protect your home through Chapter 7 or Chapter 13.
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Why local counsel matters in Ontario
Practicing law in Ontario. Legal matters in Ontario are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Toronto are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Ontario state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Ontario brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Ontario courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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