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Carfagnini, Jay A., Goodmans LLP Toronto - (416) 597-4107 - jcarfagnini@goodmans.ca
Partner in Goodmans' Corporate Restructuring Group, widely recognized as the top restructuring practice
in Canada. Participated in restructurings of Toys "R" Us, Nortel, Target Canada, MF Global Canada, Light-
Squared, Chemtura, Indalex, CanWest, Circuit City/InterTAN Canada, AbitibiBowater, Quebecor World,
Calpine, MuscleTech, JTI-Macdonald, Air Canada and Fleming Group/Core-Mark. Particular expertise
in cross-border and international transactions. "ere is nobody better for Canadian/US/UK cross-border
work" according to Who's Who International. Ranked a leading insolvency/restructuring lawyer by Lexpert,
Chambers, IFLR 1000 (market leader), e Legal 500 Canada, Best Lawyers in Canada (2011 and 2019
Toronto Insolvency & Financial Restructuring Lawyer of the Year) and by Euromoney's Best of the Best (one
of top 30 insolvency restructuring lawyers worldwide). Since 2005, Jay has been recognized as one of the top
10 Most Highly Regarded restructuring lawyers worldwide by Who's Who International.
Lexpert Ranking: MFR
Chadwick, Robert J., Goodmans LLP Toronto - (416) 597-4285 - rchadwick@goodmans.ca
Partner. Practices in the areas of banking, corporate and commercial, restructuring, M&A and private equity
law with a focus on insolvency and reorganization. Expertise in cross-border and international transactions.
Advisor in major Canadian and cross-border corporate matters and restructurings. Participated in signifi-
cant financings and acquisitions for diverse clients. Advisor to a number of boards of directors of companies
in Canada. Identified as a leading practitioner of insolvency and restructuring law in several publications:
e Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, e Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in
Canada, Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada, Chambers,
e Best Lawyers in Canada (named 2014 Toronto insolvency and financial restructuring "Lawyer of the
Year"), Euromoney, Law Business Research's Who's Who International, e Legal 500 Canada and IFLR
1000 (market leader). Also recognized by Lexpert as one of Canada's "Top 40 under 40" in 2002. Member:
OBA, LSUC, INSOL, ABI, TMA and IIC.
Lexpert Ranking: MFR
Thornton, Robert I., Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP Toronto - (416) 304-0560 - rthornton@tgf.ca
Bob ornton is a partner of TGF and is widely acknowledged as one of the foremost insolvency practitio-
ners in Canada. Bob is named "Lawyer of the Year" in the 2018 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada for To-
ronto Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law. He is also recognized as a Band 1 Leading Individual in
Restructuring/Insolvency by Chambers Global. Bob is currently lead counsel or was recently involved in the
restructurings of Carillion Canada Inc., the largest creditor of Stelco Inc., Performance Sports Group Ltd.,
Pacific Exploration & Production Corporation, GuestLogix, Coopers & Lybrand, Mobilicity, Hollinger,
AbitibiBowater, Fraser Papers, Calpine, Air Canada and the reorganization of BCE. Bob is a Fellow of the
American College of Bankruptcy and Insolvency Institute of Canada. He is a member of the International
Insolvency Institute, INSOL International, e Advocates' Society, Canadian Bar Association, American
Bankruptcy Institute, Canadian Insolvency Foundation and the Ontario Bar Association. He was called
to the Ontario Bar in 1984.
Lexpert Ranking: MFR
Insolvency
Additional MFR Listees
Bish, David, Torys LLP
Bomhof, Scott A., Torys LLP
Duchesne, Marc, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Ferland, Denis, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Martel, Guy P., Stikeman Elliott LLP
Orzy, S. Richard, Bennett Jones LLP
Pillon, Elizabeth, Stikeman Elliott LLP
Tay, Derrick C., Gowling WLG
