Background
Clive Bird is an insolvency, realization and bankruptcy partner at our Vancouver office. Mr. Bird was admitted to the British Columbia bar in 1977. He is a graduate of the University of British Columbia receiving a Bachelor of Laws in 1976 and a Bachelor of Arts in 1968. He joined the firm in 1985.
Areas of Practice
- Mr. Bird practices in the areas of insolvency, realization and restructuring.
Professional Experience
- Mr. Bird has extensive experience in commercial insolvencies, corporate financial restructuring, liquidations, protection from creditors, secured transactions, remedies, international insolvencies, winding-up of financial institutions and deposit insurance. Some examples as follows:
- Skeena Cellulose
- Eaton’s
- Woodwards
- Westar Mining
- Evans Forest Products
- Caribou Fibreboard
- Curragh Resources
- Quintette Coal
- Cassiar Asbestos
- Sandman Inns
- Bank of Credit and Commerce
- Tilden Rent-A-Car
- Petromac Energy, Inc., 1986 - Houston/Vancouver
- Oregon Garden Products, 1987 - Portland/Vancouver
- Sandman Inns, 1988 - Portland/Vancouver
- Olympia & York, 1992-1994 - New York/London/Toronto
- Starcom, 1998 - Seattle/Vancouver
Professional and Community Activities
- Past chairman of the Canadian Bar Association British Columbia Section on Insolvency Law
- Lectures at the University of British Columbia
- Writes and speaks extensively on insolvency issues for the Continuing Legal Education Society and for numerous other organizations
- Member of the Insolvency Institute of Canada
