IIC Membership & Standards

The IIC is a professional, educational, and honorary association of commercial insolvency and bankruptcy professionals, including lawyers, trustee/financial advisors, academics and officers of lending institutions and others who are dedicated to the improvement of the insolvency process and the enhancement of the professional quality of and public respect for the commercial insolvency and bankruptcy practice.

Our membership is comprised of members who are committed to furthering the objectives of the IIC. The membership policy currently provides for 140 Regular members drawn from experienced insolvency practitioners. The membership policy currently provides guidelines that, as a pre- requisite for membership, the applicant must have been practicing for at least 10 years, with such time period running from either the call to the bar or from obtaining the CIRP, licensed insolvency trustee (LIT) or other appropriate designation.

Member Requirements

Members are expected to contribute time and effort to the initiatives of the IIC. Individuals submitting applications to join the organization should clearly understand that they will be expected to prepare and present or co-present at least one paper for inclusion in the IIC Journal published periodically through the IIC Editorial Advisory Committee. Additional participation over the course of an individual membership includes serving on committees and attending regional networking and professional development events such as the annual conference at least once every three years.

IIC Member Application Process

Membership in the IIC is by invitation and is based on a thorough application review process. The Annual Membership Process is open annually from February to mid-April. 

Membership Admission Standards:

Membership shall be restricted by invitation to honour those individuals who have proven to their peers, through long, continuous performance in their insolvency specialty that they possess: 

  • the highest professional qualifications and ethical standards;
  • that high level of character, integrity, professional expertise and leadership which demonstrates the likelihood that they will continue to contribute to the enhancement of insolvency scholarship, continuing education and the insolvency process;
  • a commitment to fostering and furthering the objectives of the IIC;
  • sustained, exceptionally high-quality professional services to clients, bar and public;
  • significant evidence of scholarship, teaching, lecturing, and/or distinguished published writings on bankruptcy practice, procedure, philosophy, improvements and reforms which demonstrates a consistent contribution to the enhancement of bankruptcy and insolvency literature, education, insolvency practice and the insolvency process.