Philip Cho

Philip Cho is a partner at WeirFoulds practicing primarily in the area of Insolvency and Bankruptcy, with a complementary practice in Security Enforcement and Litigation. He has gained a reputation as an effective and practical advisor to his clients.

In insolvency and bankruptcy matters, Philip provides advice to debtors, creditors, trustees, monitors and receivers in the context of proceedings, disputes and transactions under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, and related provincial legislation, including Division 1 proposals and debtor-in-possession proceedings. Philip has also provided advice to clients in the context of informal restructuring or insolvency matters, both on the lender-side and on the debtor-side.

In addition, he is well versed at assisting his clients with matters concerning creditor rights, mortgage and personal property security enforcement, whether through direct litigation, power of sale, foreclosure or other types of enforcement proceedings. Philip also has extensive litigation experience acting for clients in breach of contract, oppression remedy, negligence, real property litigation, commercial lease disputes, and employment related matters, and has appeared before all levels of Court in Ontario. Philip is a frequent speaker having presented numerous times at the Law Society of Ontario’s Six-Minute Creditor/Debtor and Insolvency Lawyer series. He is also a frequent panelist at the Annual Conference of the International Association of Korean Lawyers, having presented in 2012 (Los Angeles), 2014 (Washington D.C.) and 2018 (Atlanta). Since 2017, Philip has co-authored four chapters in the Law Society of Ontario’s Lawyer Licensing Process Study Examination Study Materials.

Philip is also recognized for his community leadership and volunteer work. Since 2012, he has served as the Chairman of the Board for the Korean Canadian Scholarship Foundation, a registered charity founded in 1978. Philip is also a board member of the Korean Canadian Lawyers Association and served on its Executive Committee in 2005. In 2015, Philip was appointed a Regional Governor for Canada by the International Association of Korean Lawyers.