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 Scott A. Bomhof Torys LLP Tel: (416) 865-7370 Fax: (416) 865-7380 Toronto sbomhof@torys.com David R. Byers Stikeman Elliott LLP Tel: (416) 869-5697 Fax: (416) 861-0445 Toronto dbyers@stikeman.com Jay A. Carfagnini Goodmans LLP Tel: (416) 597-4107 Fax: (416) 979-1234 Toronto jcarfagnini@goodmans.ca Robert J. Chadwick Goodmans LLP Tel: (416) 597-4285 Fax: (416) 979-1234 Toronto rchadwick@goodmans.ca 100 | LEXPERT • December 2013 | www.lexpert.ca Partner in Torys' Restructuring and Insolvency Practice. Listed in Chambers Global, ILFR1000; The Legal Media Group Guide to the World's Leading Experts in Insolvency & Restructuring; The Canadian Legal Lexpert ® Directory and the Lexpert ® Guide to the Leading Canada/US Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers; and PLC's Restructuring and Insolvency Handbook. Recognized by Lexpert® as one of Canada's "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40" and among the Top 500 Lawyers in Canada (2012). Representing Nortel Networks Inc. and US Debtors in the Nortel CCAA proceedings; National Bank of Canada on the Asset Backed Commercial Paper restructuring; Brookfield Asset Management and certain of its affiliates in the restructuring of Fraser Papers Inc. and the sale of key operating assets to Brookfield and Twin Rivers; and CPPIB as DIP Lender to Arctic Glacier Income Fund. Published articles on restructuring and insolvency issues in Canadian Bankruptcy Reports, Commercial Insolvency Reporter and Credit and Banking Litigation Quarterly. Member of TMA and IIC. Ontario Bar, 1995. Partner and head of the firm's Litigation Group in Toronto and co-chair of the practice nationally. Highly experienced in complex commercial litigation, including product liability, securities, insolvency and insurance, as well as in domestic and international arbitration. Extensive advocacy experience appearing before all levels of trial and appellate court in Ontario. Acts for companies and their management in a broad range of industries, including manufacturing, technology, pharmaceutical, financial services and tobacco. Has acted for both lenders and debtors in several court supervised restructurings. He is recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada; the International Who's Who of Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers and Commercial Litigators; Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business; The Lexpert ®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada; Lexpert ® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Crossborder Litigation Lawyers in Canada; The Canadian Legal Lexpert ® Directory; and The Legal Media Group Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers. 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, Indalex, CanWest, Circuit City/InterTAN Canada, AbitibiBowater, Quebecor World, Calpine, MuscleTech, Laidlaw, JTI-Macdonald, Air Canada, Beloit Corporation, Harnischfeger Industries and Fleming Group/Core-Mark. "There is nobody better for Canadian/US/UK crossborder work" according to Who's Who International. Ranked leading in insolvency/ restructuring law by Lexpert®, Chambers Global, IFLR, PLC, The Best Lawyers in Canada (2011 Toronto Insolvency & Financial Restructuring Lawyer of the Year), by Euromoney's Best of the Best (one of top 30 restructuring lawyers worldwide) and one of the top 10 Most Highly Regarded restructuring lawyers worldwide (2005-13) by Who's Who International. Past Chair of CIF. Member of III, IICand INSOL. Co-editor of INSOL World. Occasional lecturer and author of articles on banking, securitization and corporate reorganization law. 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 ®/ALM Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, the Lexpert ® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada and the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada, Chambers Global, The Best Lawyers in Canada (2013 Toronto Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Lawyer of the Year), PLC, Euromoney, Who's Who International and IFLR. Also named one of Lexpert®'s "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40" in 2002. Member: INSOL, ABI, TMA and IIC.