The Lexpert Guides to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate and Litigation Lawyers in Canada profiles leading business lawyers and features articles for attorneys and in-house counsel in the US about business law issues in Canada.
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INSOLVENCY & FINANCIAL RESTRUCTURING Jay A. Carfagnini Partner. Head of Corporate Restructuring Group. Practices banking, financing, corporate reorganizations, bankruptcies and insolvency law. Participated in restructurings of Nortel, MF Global Canada, LightSquared, Chemtura, North Star Manufacturing/Atrium, Indalex, CanWest, Aleris, Circuit City/InterTAN Canada, AbitibiBowater, Quebecor World, Calpine Canada, MuscleTech, Laidlaw, JTI-Macdonald, Air Canada, Beloit Corporation, Harnischfeger Industries, Kaiser Aluminum and Fleming Group/Core-Mark. Particular expertise in cross-border and international transactions. Ranked leading in insolvency/restructuring law by Lexpert®, Chambers Global, IFLR, PLC, Law Business Research (most highly regarded individuals, 2005 ‒ 12), The Best Lawyers in Canada (2011 Toronto Insolvency & Financial Restructuring Lawyer of the Year) and by Euromoney's The Best of the Best (one of top 30 restructuring lawyers worldwide). Past Chair of CIF. Member of III, IIC and INSOL. Co-editor of INSOL World. Occasional lecturer and author of articles on banking, securitization and corporate reorganization law. Goodmans LLP Tel: (416) 597-4107 Fax: (416) 979-1234 Toronto T T F jcarfagnini@goodmans.ca Robert J. Chadwick Partner and member of firm's Executive Committee. Practices corporate and commercial law and in the areas of corporate restructuring and insolvency, banking, private equity and M&A. Expertise in cross-border and international transactions. Advisor in major Canadian and cross-border corporate matters and restructurings. Participated in significant 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: The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, The Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada and The Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada, Chambers Global, The Best Lawyers in Canada, PLC, Euromoney, Law Business Research's Who's Who International and IFLR. Also recognized by Lexpert® as one of Canada's top 40 under 40 in 2002. Member: OBA, LSUC, INSOL, ABI, TMA and IIC. Goodmans LLP Tel: (416) 597-4285 Fax: (416) 979-1234 Toronto P B T F rchadwick@goodmans.ca Harvey G. Chaiton Partner practicing in the areas of bankruptcy and insolvency with particular emphasis on receiverships and corporate restructurings, including insolvency litigation. He has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada to argue cases on diverse issues arising in insolvency matters under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and the Personal Property Security Act. Chaiton has extensive experience advising Canadian and international financial institutions, private and public corporations, indenture trustees, privateequity firms, asset-based lenders, equipment lessors, unsecured trade creditors, debtors, private and court-appointed receivers, monitors, liquidators and trustees in bankruptcy in Canadian and cross-border corporate restructuring, receivership, bankruptcy, liquidation and enforcement proceedings. He is a member of the Insolvency Institute of Canada, the Ontario Personal Property Security Law Committee and the Commercial List Users Committee. Chaitons LLP Tel: (416) 218-1129 Fax: (416) 218-1849 Toronto A T F harvey@chaitons.com Mario J. Forte Norton Rose Canada LLP Toronto Chair of Norton Rose in Canada's business law group, his practice spans all aspects of restructuring with an emphasis on restructurings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, the Winding-Up and Restructuring Act and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. He has extensive experience representing the principal participants in Canadian and cross-border corporate and financial institution restructurings. His industry experience includes technology, telecommunications, financial institutions, manufacturing, retailing, oil & gas, waste management, health care, financial services, real estate, property development and mining. Mario Forte is consistently cited as a leading restructuring practitioner in various ranking publications, locally and internationally. Tel: (416) 216-4870 Fax: (416) 216-3930 Toronto mario.forte@nortonrose.com 106 | LEXPERT • June 2013 | www.lexpert.ca D-00-Bios.indd 106 13-05-23 12:15 PM T F