Dilina Lallani

Associate

Dilina concentrates her practice on corporate bankruptcy, insolvency, and restructuring matters under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. Dilina represents purchasers of distressed debt and assets, debtors, court-appointed officers and major stakeholders of insolvent businesses. Dilina also maintains a broad corporate practice where she assists clients with continuous disclosure, corporate securities transactions, including public offerings and private placement financings, and other corporate matters.

Dilina completed her articles with Cozen O'Connor and is a graduate of Queen’s University Faculty of Law. While in law school, Dilina was awarded Queen’s Law Prizes in Secured Transactions, Constitutional Law, Public Law and Introduction to Legal Skills. Prior to attending law school, Dilina received an Bachelor of Science in life sciences, with honors, from Queen’s University. 

Publications

Director Liability in Canada for depleting corporate assets

June 04, 2024

Steven Weisz and Dilina Lallani authored an article for the Bankruptcy & Restructuring Expert Guide 2024.

BCSC Guidance on Joint Actors in Proxy Contests and Early Warning Disclosure Requirements [Alert]

February 07, 2024

Lucy Schilling, Jeremy Gellis, Theo Jeffreys, and Dilina Lallani discuss the BCSC's decision in NorthWest Copper Corp. clarifying when parties are considered to be “acting jointly or in concert” and the appropriate remedies for failing to meet the early warning requirements in the context of a proxy contest.

One Year with the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption [Alert]

November 30, 2023

Alexander Katznelson, Kevin Roggow, Zachary Janes, and Dilina Lallani discuss the requirements for issuers to rely on the LIFE Exemption, including qualification criteria, offering parameters and disclosure requirements, and provides commentary on how the rules have been applied over the past year.

The British Columbia Securities Commission Implements a New Whistleblower Program [Alert]

November 22, 2023

Lucy Schilling, Zachary Janes, Jeremy Gellis, and Rebecca Sim discuss the BCSC's new Whistleblower Program to encourage individuals to voluntarily provide information about securities misconduct by offering them financial rewards of up to C$250,000.

Education

  • Queen's University, J.D., 2023
  • Queen's University, B.Sc., 2020
  • Ontario