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 James H. Grout Jim Grout is a founding partner of TGF who is internationally recognized for his expertise in the fields of insolvency, restructuring and related litigation. He has extensive experience in the automotive, insurance, mining, securities firms and hedge-fund sectors and has represented the vast majority of the receivers of securities firms in Ontario. He regularly advises the Ontario Securities Commission on insolvency matters and has represented the Securities and Exchange Commission in cross-border proceedings. Grout has been recognized as a leading restructuring and insolvency practitioner by The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, Chambers Global, Practical Law Company's Cross-Border Handbook, The Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada and Law Business Research's International Who's Who. He is a member of the Insolvency Section of the Ontario Bar Association, INSOL International and the Insolvency Institute of Canada. He was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1983. Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP Tel: (416) 304-0557 Fax: (416) 304-1313 Toronto jgrout@tgf.ca Pamela L.J. Huff Practice group leader of the Restructuring & Insolvency Group. Member of the Executive Committee. Experienced in all areas of insolvency practice, including litigation and commercial aspects of work-outs, reorganizations, receiverships and enforcement of security. Acted as counsel to debtors, financial institutions, asset-backed lenders, DIP lenders, secured and unsecured creditors, receivers, trustees and monitors in domestic and cross-border insolvencies, in a wide range of industries. Acted for purchasers in significant acquisitions through insolvency proceedings. Expertise with aircraft financings and airline insolvencies. Special lecturer for advanced business law program at Windsor Law School. Past Chair of the Ontario Bar Association Insolvency Section. Member of the Insolvency Institute of Canada, American Bankruptcy Institute, Turnaround Management Association and INSOL. Recognized in various domestic and international publications as one of the leading insolvency and restructuring lawyers in Canada. Frequent speaker at academic and industry conferences on insolvency issues. Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Tel: (416) 863-2958 Fax: (416) 863-2653 Toronto pamela.huff@blakes.com Andrew J.F. Kent Andy Kent's business law practice is focused on restructuring and debt finance. For many years he has been rated in leading directories as a preeminent restructuring practitioner, as a leading banking lawyer and as one of Canada's foremost business lawyers. Kent has been commended for his strategic abilities, technical excellence, trouble shooting and problem-solving skills, and for the energetic pursuit of clients' interests. Representative transactions include major reorganizations and financings in all major industry sectors including many cross-border transactions. Kent has been a key innovator and has led professional efforts to reform Canada's business insolvency laws. He has served as Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto and is a Fellow of the Insolvency Institute of Canada. In 2011, Kent was identified as one of the 25 most influential lawyers in Canada. Kent is also the CEO and Managing Partner of McMillan LLP. McMillan LLP Tel: (416) 865-7160 Fax: (647) 722-6715 Toronto andrew.kent@mcmillan.ca S. Richard Orzy Leader, National Restructuring and Insolvency practice; covering all major areas, acting for creditors and debtors. Especially noted for pre-eminent Canadian practice representing bondholders, major foreign creditors and creditors' committees in many of Canada's largest restructurings, including Yellow Media, Nortel, OPTI, Catalyst Paper, SkyLink, NewPage, AbitibiBowater, Gateway Casinos, Quebecor World and Tembec. Very active cross-border practice involving the US, UK/Europe and South America. Selected to The Best of the Best 2012 (Insolvency and Restructuring); 2013 Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada; The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada; The 2006 Lexpert® Guide to the 100 Most Creative Lawyers in Canada; and as a top-tier practitioner by Chambers & Partners, The Best Lawyers in Canada, Who's Who Legal, Global Counsel, PLC and IFLR. Member IIC, INSOL International, ABI and Insolvency Lawyers' Association (UK). Recent Past President of a Toronto Children's Aid Society and Director of charitable organizations/foundations. Bennett Jones LLP Tel: (416) 777-5737 Fax: (416) 863-1716 Toronto orzyr@bennettjones.com LEXPERT • June 2013 | www.lexpert.ca | 107 D-00-Bios.indd 107 13-05-16 1:55 PM