S. Fay Sulley

For more than three decades, Torkin Manes has applied the law to resolve issues standing in the way of our clients' goals. Our professionals see the law as a tool to facilitate business and personal objectives.

The firm has an established reputation for uncompromising commitment to clients and excellence and leadership in the profession.

We provide client-focused solutions.

We are committed to walk beside our clients, to become immersed in their legal issues and to be creative in finding legal solutions that allow them to make informed decisions. We offer the same quality of expertise one would expect at a larger firm, with the advantages that come from being a mid-sized firm

Awards

• Torkin Manes named Regional Law Firm of the Year at the 2019 Chambers Canada Awards.
• Torkin Manes recognized as the #1 ranked Ontario regional law firm by Canadian Lawyer.

Fay is a partner in the firm and is the head of our Banking, Finance and Insolvency Group. She acts extensively for institutional and private lenders and borrowers in a wide range of financing transactions, derivative products, factoring arrangements, asset securitizations and securitized loans.

She advises banks with respect to regulatory and other issues that may arise under the Bank Act, or other similar legislation, including a broad range of issues of concern, such as cost of borrowing disclosures, privacy, identification of clients, money laundering, electronic banking and other day-to-day issues affecting banks and other financial institutions.

Fay is involved in corporate restructurings, insolvency and related litigation matters of all sizes. She offers expertise under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, Companies Creditors Arrangement Act, Personal Property Securities Act, and Financial Administration Act. She has an extensive counsel practice in proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada), representing banks, asset-based lenders, investment funds and other stakeholders. Fay is regularly retained as independent counsel for court-appointed officers, such as monitors, proposal trustees, receivers and bank ruptcy trustees. She has extensive experience in the financial services, technology, automotive, insurance, construction and real property sectors.

Fay works closely with other members of our Banking, Finance and Insolvency Group to assure clients that someone is always available to provide the advice they need, when they need it.