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INSOLVENCY AND FINANCIAL RESTRUCTURING
Partner. Head of Corporate Restructuring Group. Practices banking, fi nancing, corpo-
rate reorganizations, bankruptcies and insolvency law. Participated in restructurings of
Nortel, MF Global Canada, LightSquared, Crystallex, Chemtura, Indalex, CanWest, Cir-
cuit City/InterTAN Canada, AbitibiBowater, Calpine, MuscleTech, Laidlaw, JTI-Mac-
donald, Air Canada, Beloit Corporation, Harnischfeger Industries and Fleming Group/
Core-Mark. " ere is nobody better for Canadian/US/UK cross-border work" according
to Who's Who International. Ranked leading in insolvency/restructuring law by Lexpert®,
Chambers Global, IFLR, e Best Lawyers in Canada (2011 Toronto Insolvency & Finan-
cial Restructuring Lawyer of the Year), Euromoney's Best of the Best (one of top 30 restruc-
turing lawyers worldwide). For nine straight years (2005‒2014), Jay Carfagnini has been
named one of the top 10 Most Highly Regarded restructuring lawyers worldwide by Who's
Who International. Past Chair of CIF. Member of III, IIC and INSOL. Occasional lec-
turer and author of articles on banking, securitization and corporate reorganization law.
Partner in Torys' Restructuring and Insolvency Practice. Listed in Chambers Global,
ILFR1000; Legal Media Group's Guide to the World's Leading Experts in Insolvency &
Restructuring; e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and e Lexpert® Guide to the Lead-
ing 100 Canada/US Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada; and PLC's Restructuring
and Insolvency Handbook. Named one of Lexpert®'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 ; Brookfi eld Asset Management and certain
of its affi liates in the restructuring of Fraser Papers Inc. and the sale of key operating assets
to Brookfi eld 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 member of fi rm's Executive Committee. Practices corporate and commer-
cial 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 Ca-
nadian and cross-border corporate matters and restructurings. Participated in signifi cant
fi nancings and acquisitions for diverse clients. Advisor to a number of boards of directors
of companies in Canada. Identifi ed as a leading practitioner of insolvency and restructur-
ing law in several publications: e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, e Lexpert®/Amer-
ican Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, the Lexpert® Guide to the Lead-
ing 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, e
Best Lawyers in Canada (2013 Toronto Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Lawyer of
the Year), Euromoney, e Legal 500 Canada, Who's Who International and IFLR. Also
recognized by Lexpert® as one of Canada's top 40 under 40 in 2002. Member: INSOL,
ABI, TMA and IIC.
Harvey Chaiton is a partner in the Toronto law fi rm of Chaitons LLP. He practices in
the areas of bankruptcy and insolvency with particular emphasis on receiverships and cor-
porate 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 fi nancial institutions, private and public corpora-
tions, indenture trustees, private-equity fi rms, asset-based lenders, equipment lessors, un-
secured trade creditors, debtors, private and court-appointed receivers, monitors, liquida-
tors and trustees in bankruptcy in Canadian and cross-border corporate restructuring, re-
ceivership, bankruptcy, liquidation and enforcement proceedings. Chaiton is listed by
Chambers & Partners and has been recognized by Lexpert® and e Best Lawyers in Can-
ada as a leading insolvency and restructuring lawyer.
Jay A.
Carfagnini
Goodmans LLP
Tel: (416) 597-4107
Fax: (416) 979-1234
Toronto
Scott A.
Bomhof
Torys LLP
Tel: (416) 865-7370
Fax: (416) 865-7380
Toronto
Robert J.
Chadwick
Goodmans LLP
Tel: (416) 597-4285
Fax: (416) 979-1234
Toronto
Harvey G.
Chaiton
Chaitons LLP
Tel: (416) 218-1129
Fax: (416) 218-1849
Toronto
jcarfagnini@goodmans.ca
sbomhof@torys.com
rchadwick@goodmans.ca
harvey@chaitons.com
