Frank Bennett is one of Canada’s most respected insolvency and restructuring lawyers, bringing more than five decades of experience at the forefront of creditors’ and debtors’ rights. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1970, he now serves as Special Counsel with Cambridge LLP, where he advises on complex commercial insolvency and restructuring matters.
Frank is known not only for his technical expertise, but for his practical, client-focused approach. Acting for clients in financial distress, he combines strategic insight with empathy, working efficiently to protect interests and achieve fair, effective resolutions.
A pillar of the legal profession, Frank has played a central role in shaping insolvency law and education in Canada. He is a past Chair of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Sections of the Canadian Bar Association at both the national and Ontario levels, a long-standing member of the Ontario Bar Association Council, and a former member of the Advisory Committee to Industry Canada. He has also served as Head of Section and lecturer for the Ontario Bar Admission Course on Creditors’ and Debtors’ Rights and Remedies, and as a special lecturer in real estate and family law.
A prolific author and speaker, Frank is best known for Bennett on Bankruptcy, the leading Canadian reference work on insolvency law, now in its 28th edition (2026). For more than 30 years, the text has been cited by courts across Canada, including appellate courts and the Supreme Court of Canada, and is relied upon by practitioners for its authoritative guidance on the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, and the practical administration of insolvency proceedings.
His contributions have been widely recognized. He is a recipient of the Law Society Medal, the Ontario Bar Association’s Excellence in Leadership Award and Distinguished Service Award, and the Canadian Bar Association’s Award for Excellence in Insolvency and Restructuring. In recognition of his extraordinary career and impact on the profession, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by the Law Society of Ontario.