Gary Rivard joined Heenan Blaikie in 2003 after working for several years at another major national firm.

A member of the Financial Services Law Group, Mr. Rivard focuses his practice on all aspects of banking law, insolvency and restructuring. He has acquired significant expertise in these matters, representing financial institutions, receivers, debtors and creditors. The files he has managed have covered the full range of insolvency and restructuring situations, giving him a wealth of experience to draw upon in this area.

Mr. Rivard has specific expertise in secured transactions, hypothecary recourses, receiverships and seizures before judgment, as well as in cases of cheque and credit card fraud.

Mr. Rivard has been very active in a number of social action programmes as well as in federal, provincial and municipal politics.