Anton Rizor

Anton Rizor is an Associate in Baker McKenzie's Litigation & Government Enforcement Practice Group in Toronto. Anton joined the Firm as a summer student in 2021 and completed his articles in 2023. Anton is fluent in English and German. Anton is developing a broad arbitration, class action and litigation practice, including in civil fraud and asset recovery matters.

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British Columbia’s Court of Appeal overturns ruling on invalidity of inter-company transfers from financially distressed Bitcoin mining companies

By Michael Nowina & Anton Rizor on August 14, 2024

Can a lender challenge debtors’ transactions with a parent company as fraudulent conveyances when the debtors had disclosed the transactions before the loan was advanced? In NYDIG ABL LLC v IE CA 3 Holdings Ltd…

Supreme Court Clarifies Exceptions to Fresh Start Principle in Canadian Bankruptcies

By Michael Nowina & Anton Rizor on August 9, 2024

The general rule in bankruptcy is that a debtor receives a “fresh start” and is discharged from prior debts, but this is subject to certain exceptions. Subsection 178(1) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) sets out eight…