III INITIATIVES: III AWARDS
III Awards
In Montreal, III celebrated the 2026 Founder’ s Award Honoree, Steven T. Kargman, and the 2026 Outstanding Contributions Award Honoree, the Honourable Geoffrey B. Morawetz.
Outstanding Contributions Award Honoree, the Honourable Geoffrey B. Morawetz
The International Insolvency Institute is pleased to recognize the Honourable Geoffrey B. Morawetz, former Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario, as the recipient of the 2026 III Outstanding Contributions Award. Over the course of a distinguished career spanning private practice and the judiciary, Mr. Morawetz has made extraordinary contributions to the development of restructuring and insolvency law in Canada and internationally.
Mr. Morawetz retired on May 15, 2026 after serving as Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court Justice for almost seven years and after being a judge for over 21 years.
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Before his judicial career, he practiced law for 25 years, specializing in insolvency and restructuring law. His expertise in these areas was consistently and widely recognized in both Canadian and international publications. He is a named
author of Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law of Canada and editor of the Canadian Bankruptcy Reports. In addition to being a member of III, he is a fellow of both the Insolvency Institute of Canada( 2005) and the American College of Bankruptcy( 2010), and a member of INSOL International. Since 2008, he has been an advisor to the Canadian Delegation at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law – Insolvency Law.
During his time on the bench, he was named three times in Canadian Lawyer magazine as one of the“ Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada” for his work in the justice system. He also served as the current chair of the Judicial Insolvency Network, a network of judges from across the world, which serves as a platform to facilitate communications and cooperation amongst national courts in cross-border insolvency and restructuring matters.
Through his judicial leadership, scholarship, and commitment to the advancement of cross-border insolvency practice, Mr. Morawetz has had a lasting impact on the restructuring profession. The III is honored to recognize his outstanding contributions to the field.
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