Virginia Torrie, JD, ICD.D (she/her)

Thinking of my Queen's Law students today as they finish their final papers for Legal History of Business Regulation. Looking forward to reading their research on topics, including bankruptcy law, the creation of the CRTC, employee-employer relations & more ! 📝 💡

Looking forward to another engaging Legal History class at Queen's Law today! This time we're looking at the enactment and constitutional controversy surrounding the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, 1933. 📚 👓 utppublishing.com/doi/book/10.31…

This project sits at the intersection of food security, sustainable development, economic resilience and effective insolvency systems—areas where thoughtful, practical solutions can make a real impact. Thank you to both institutions. Looking forward to the next steps!

This will advance the development of a model framework for small farm insolvencies in emerging economies. The research was initially supported by a Fellowship from the University of Cape Town, and I’m grateful to now have support from Queen's as the work enters its final phase.

I’m excited to share that I’ve been awarded a research grant from Queen's University! 🎉

Looking forward to attending this event next week, and learning from an impressive slate of panelists on how to overcome challenges associated with AI adoption. 🎤 💻 bakerxchange.com/cv/6dba68034fa…

Excited for another insightful session in my Queen's Law Legal History class, exploring Canadian bankruptcy law's evolution. Today, it's Prof. Thomas Telfer's study on Canada's first permanent bankruptcy statute from 1919. 📚 👓 utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/97…

Waking up to a fresh blanket of snow in Kingston this week was delightful. After an unusually warm start to autumn and many walks along the St Lawrence, it was neat to see the waterfront transformed into a winterscape. ❄️☃️ #WinterBeauty #KingstonSnow

🎉 A quick reminder that Dec. 1st is the nomination deadline for the Canadian Insolvency Awards, recognizing excellence in insolvency & restructuring! 📑 Let’s highlight the innovation, leadership and impact in our field. 🌟awards.insolvencyinsider.ca/nominations

@DwightNewmanLaw Many congratulations 👏🏻

Happy to have arrived in snowy Montreal to be officially inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC) on Friday. Tomorrow, I am one of five new members who have been invited to give general presentations about our research to the RSC’s Academy of Social Sciences.

Excited to speak with graduate students at Queen's Law next week! I'll offer insights and practical advice on strategically navigating academic journal publishing, drawing from my experience as an author and Editor-in-Chief of the Banking & Finance Law Review.

We're exploring Alberta and Saskatchewan's attempts to regain control over debt management, lost to the Federal government after the Farmers' Creditors Arrangement Act, 1935. #LegalHistory #DustBowl

Excited about my Queen's Law Legal History class today, where we'll delve into the enduring impact of the 1930s prairie drought, known as the Dust Bowl. 📘 🚜

It's still Fall, but I'm looking forward to hitting the ski slopes this winter. Took a nice walk around Blue Mountain Village a few weeks back. The Niagara Escarpment is beautiful in all seasons, but it's magical at night under a fresh blanket of snow. ❄️ ☃️ 🎿

I can’t think of a good reason to keep the evaluation criteria or review instruments under wraps. Transparency helps authors know what to aim for, there may be fewer revisions required as a result, and standards would improve. What are your thoughts?

Authors, peer reviewers, journal editors — quick question: Why not post blank peer review forms on your journal’s website? 🤔

Just listened to an interview with one of the writers & I'm eager to dive into this new book. A key insight that sheds light on many issues in this space is that financial services are designed based on perceived, not actual, consumer needs. 📚 👓 press.princeton.edu/books/hardcove…

Strolled through the beautiful Don Mills trail this month, enjoying the autumn colours. Chippy loved it too! 🐕🍂🌲 #AutumnWalk #NatureLovers

Many thanks to Matteo Clarkson-Maciel for putting this formally on my radar. 🙏🏻 ✍🏻 📚

Still working through a full analysis but my instinct is that LMEs offer a superior approach, where feasible. The persistent use of non-insolvency workouts/LMEs/etc. sheds light on the uneasy fit - in my view - of restructuring as a policy objective of bankruptcy/insolvency law.

Digging into Xplore Inc. (Re), 2024 ONSC 5250 and related decisions this week, for research on liability management exercises (LMEs). Fascinating stuff. Still getting my head around various mechanisms and terminology like "up-tiers", "drop downs", "double dips" & "pari plus."