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Leader, National Restructuring and Insolvency practice. Practice covers all major areas
of restructuring, acting for creditors and debtors. Especially noted for pre-eminent
Canadian practice representing bondholders, major foreign creditors, creditors' commit-
tees and landlords in many of Canada's largest restructurings, including Target Canada,
Nortel, Essar Algoma, Yellow Media, OPTI Canada, Colossus Minerals, Catalyst Paper,
NewPage, AbitibiBowater, Smurfit-Stone, Gateway Casinos, Quebecor World, Tembec,
Canadian ABCP, Stelco and Parmalat Canada. Selected to Legal Media Group's e
Best of the Best (Worldwide Insolvency and Restructuring); the Lexpert® Guide to the
Leading US/Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada; e Lexpert®/American
Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada; e Lexpert® Guide to the 100 Most
Creative Lawyers in Canada; and as a top-tier practitioner by Chambers & Partners, e
Best Lawyers in Canada, Legal 500, Who's Who Legal, Global Counsel, PLC, IFLR and
others. Very actively involved at an executive level in many charitable organizations.
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 practitio-
ner, 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. Represen-
tative 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 Insol-
vency Institute of Canada. In 2011, Kent was identified as one of the 25 most influential
lawyers in Canada.
Partner. Practices as trial and appellate counsel, emphasizing commercial cases involving
public companies, financial institutions and governments. Has practiced before the SCC,
FCC, all levels of court in Ontario and many administrative tribunals. Lead counsel in
some of the most important, high-profile cases that have recently been decided in Canada,
including the litigation involving the restructuring of the Asset-Backed Commercial
Paper market, the contest over the acquisition of BCE, the Danier Leather class action,
the Indalex priority dispute and the Nortel asset allocation dispute. Awarded 2006 Law
Society Medal (highest honor) by LSUC, the 2007 Award of Distinction by TLA for
outstanding contributions to the legal profession and the 2009 OBA Award for Excel-
lence in Civil Litigation. Named "Toronto Litigator of the Year" for Bet-the-Company
(2013/2010), Corporate/Commercial (2012) and Class Action (2011/2015) by e Best
Lawyers in Canada. Recognized as one of three "Star Individuals" for dispute resolution
by Chambers Global. Past President of the TAS(O). ACTL Fellow.
Restructuring and Insolvency Partner. Practice focuses on debt restructurings with an
emphasis on cross-border and multinational insolvencies with aspects in Canada. Has
acted for lenders in Connacher Oil, Nelson Education, Yellow Media, Nortel, OPTI
Canada, Ainsworth Lumber, Trident Energy, Pioneer Companies, Doman Industries,
Stelco, Ivaco, Parmalat, Teleglobe, and AT&T Canada; the borrower in Quicksilver
Resources, Lone Pine Resources, Sino-Forest, Sun Times Media and General Chemical;
and estate fiduciaries in U. S. Steel Canada, Cooper-Standard Automotive, AbitibiBowa-
ter, Smurfit Stone and Quebecor World.
S. Richard
Orzy
Bennett
Jones LLP
Tel: (416) 777-5737
Fax: (416) 863-1716
Toronto
Andrew
J.F. Kent
McMillan LLP
Tel: (416) 865-7160
Fax: (647) 722-6715
Toronto
Benjamin
Zarnett
Goodmans LLP
Tel: (416) 597-4204
Fax: (416) 979-1234
Toronto
Kevin J.
Zych
Bennett
Jones LLP
Tel: (416) 777-5738
Fax: (416) 863-1716
Toronto
orzyr@bennettjones.com
andrew.kent@mcmillan.ca
bzarnett@goodmans.ca
zychk@bennettjones.com
INSOLVENCY AND FINANCIAL RESTRUCTURING
