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INSOLVENCY AND FINANCIAL RESTRUCTURING
Griffin, Peter, Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP Toronto - (416) 865-2921 - pgriffin@litigate.com
Founding partner. Peter Griffin is recognized by his peers as one of the top litigators in Canada. He has
extensive experience in complex cross-border litigation, especially as it relates to class proceedings and
insolvency and restructuring. He regularly advises the boards of national and multinational companies.
He also represents clients in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution proceedings and acts as an
arbitrator in commercial disputes. As a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, he is constantly
sought out as an expert speaker on advocacy, shareholder disputes, class actions, professional liability
and insolvency and restructuring.
Kent, Andrew J.F., McMillan LLP Toronto - (416) 865-7160 - andrew.kent@mcmillan.ca
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.
Pasquariello, Joe, Goodmans LLP Toronto - (416) 597-4216 - jpasquariello@goodmans.ca
Partner in the Corporate Restructuring Group. Practices in the areas of commercial insolvency,
restructuring, bankruptcy, insolvency litigation and financial services. Represents a wide range of parties
as bankruptcy and insolvency litigation counsel. Advisor to debtors, creditors, monitors, receivers, trustees
and potential purchasers in bankruptcy and insolvency matters. Has acted for key parties in many complex
domestic, cross-border and international restructurings, financings and receiverships over the past few years
such as Nortel Canada, Quebecor World, Hollinger, Calpine Canada and Parmalat. Previously named as
one of Lexpert®'s "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40." Also recognized as a leading insolvency and
restructuring lawyer by Chambers, e Best Lawyers in Canada, Euromoney, IFLR1000 and Lexpert®. Has
chaired seminars, authored articles, participated on panels and delivered speeches on insolvency-related issues
for various professional organizations. Member of LSUC, CBA, OBA (Insolvency Section), IIC, TMA
and INSOL International.
Rosenberg, Ken, Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP Toronto - (416) 646-4304
- ken.rosenberg@paliareroland.com
Called to the Ontario Bar in 1981, Ken Rosenberg is an advocate before all
levels of court and tribunal in Canada and in cross-border US and European disputes. His practice focuses
on commercial, corporate, shareholder, regulatory and insolvency/restructuring disputes. Rosenberg
has acted as counsel to a wide range of stakeholders, including debtors, secured and unsecured creditors,
pension plans, unions, class-action plaintiffs, court officers and public/government authorities. Files from
the last 10‒12 years with cross-border components have included: Air Canada, Algoma Steel, Stelco, ABCP,
Fraser Paper, Collins & Aikman, Nortel, Indalex, Sino-Forest and Lac Mégantic/MM&A. Rosenberg also
regularly acts as a mediator and sometimes as an arbitrator in commercial and regulatory disputes. Rosenberg
has worked for three different Ministries in the Ontario government as an executive assistant to the minister:
the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations, the Ministry of Financial Institutions and the
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology.
