OBA Murray Klein Award for Excellence in Insolvency Law

About the Award

The Insolvency Law Section of the OBA is pleased to present the 2025 Award for Excellence in Insolvency Law. The Award was created to recognize Ontario insolvency and restructuring lawyers for their combined and consistently demonstrated integrity, decency and selflessness in their approach to professional practice - qualities that our friend and colleague, Murray Klein, was himself well recognized for by those who engaged with him both in and outside of professional practice.

Eligibility

The recipient of this award must have all of the following attributes:

1. has practiced insolvency and restructuring law in Ontario for at least 15 years;
2. would be generally accepted by his or her peers as having consistently demonstrated the combined qualities of integrity, decency and selflessness in his or her approach to professional practice;
3. is a member in good standing of the OBA and the Insolvency Law Section; and
4. is a licensee in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario;

Deadline for Applications

Please send a completed nomination form, together with a curriculum vitae of the candidate and a detailed letter of recommendation by detailed letter of recommendation by Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.

Submit Nomination Form

Selection Process

The Executive of the OBA Insolvency Law Section will strike a nominating committee for the purposes of recommending to the Executive an individual who should receive the Murray Klein Memorial Award for that year.

Unless otherwise resolved by the Executive, the nominating committee shall consist of the current chair, current vice-chair and past chair of the Executive. No member of the nominating committee shall be eligible to receive the award in any year on which they are on the nominating committee.

The Murray Klein Memorial Award need not be awarded each and every year if the nominating committee or the Executive believes that making no award in a given year is appropriate in the circumstances.

The Selection Committee shall consider OBA policies, rules and guidelines on Diversity and Inclusion when selecting the winner of the Award.

The Award

A sculpture.

Presentation

To be presented at a designated event to be scheduled on an annual basis. The award will be presented at the OBA Business Awards Gala on February 11, 2025 at the OBA Conference Centre in Toronto. Stay tuned for details.

Additional Information

Peter Guennel Sections Liaison
OBA Insolvency Law
T: (800) 668-8900 or (416) 869-1047 x340
pguennel@oba.org

Past Winners

Past recipient winners of the Murray Klein Award for Excellence in Insolvency Law include: