Alfonso Nocilla
Western University, Faculty of Law
Estimated cost to Ontario
$1.0B
Associate dean at Western University's faculty of law. Reviewed National Bank of Canada's August 2026 receivership application against Keel Digital Solutions at the request of reporters and offered an independent legal assessment of its likely outcome.
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Independent legal expert, not a party to the dispute. Reviewed National Bank of Canada's receivership application and said that if the claims are accurate the bank would likely succeed, because the companies breached their loan agreements. He said a receiver would have broad powers to trace funds, would decide whether to continue Keel's countersuit against the province, and that the province would likely not be first in line for repayment. None of the allegations by any party have been tested in court.