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Page 1: The Six-Minute Debtor-Creditor AND INSOLVENCY LAWYER€¦ · the Volunteer of the Year award from the Ontario Lawyers Assistance Program. He is also a member of the board of directors

Biographical Summaries for Program Faculty

[In Alphabetical Order]

The Six-Minute Debtor-Creditor AND INSOLVENCY LAWYER

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Chris Armstrong

Chris Armstrong is a partner in the Corporate Restructuring Group at Goodmans. He practices in the areas of restructuring, commercial insolvency, mergers and acquisitions and corporate law. His practice includes acting for debtors, court-appointed officers, bondholders, purchasers and other stakeholders in complex Canadian and cross-border restructurings, as well as acting on behalf of purchasers and vendors in receivership and distressed asset sales. His recent mandates include the restructurings of Nortel Networks, Crystallex International Corporation, Horsehead Holding Corp., Smurfit-Stone, Northstar Aerospace, Eddie Bauer and private transactions in the financial services and sports entertainment fields.

Chris has played an integral role in the Nortel proceedings where he has represented the Canadian court-appointed Monitor in virtually all aspects of that multi-national insolvency proceeding, including in connection with the sale of Nortel’s business units and patent portfolio for $7.5 billion, the claims resolution process, environmental matters, the restructuring and wind-up of Nortel Canada’s controlled subsidiaries in the Asia-Pacific region and the cross-border trial to resolve various disputes among Nortel’s Canadian, U.S. and European estates. His practice on Nortel has included appearing in numerous cross-border joint hearings between the Ontario and Delaware Courts and involvement in various appeals to the Ontario Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada arising from Nortel’s CCAA proceedings.

Chris is an adjunct professor at Western Law where he teaches the advanced restructuring course and has co-authored various papers including the “The Nortel Stalking Horse Sales: Maximizing Value via CCAA Flexibility”, published in the 2012 Journal of the Insolvency Institute of Canada. He is also actively involved in Goodmans’ student recruitment and mentoring programs for summer students, articling students and associates.

Chris is recognized as a leading lawyer in the area of insolvency and financial restructuring by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and was also recognized as a “Rising Star” in the Expert Guides LMG Rising Stars 2015 and 2016 editions.

Education: Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2007) Queen's University (BAH (Honours), 2004)

Professional Affiliations:

Law Society of Upper Canada Canadian Bar Association Ontario Bar Association

Year of Call: 2008 Ontario

6618320

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Sandra Barton Known for her strategic counsel and trial skills, Sandra Barton is a leading civil and commercial litigation lawyer based in Gowling WLG's Toronto office. Sandra is recognized as one of the top corporate commercial litigators in Canada by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and The Best Lawyers in Canada. Sandra is also featured among the country’s leading class actions lawyers in the 2015 and 2016 editions of The Best Lawyers in Canada. Working seamlessly with clients and counsel across Canada and in foreign jurisdictions, Sandra brings extensive expertise in complex commercial litigation matters, class action defence, and professional liability defence.

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Doug Bourassa Partner Direct:416-218-1145 Fax:416-218-1845 Email: [email protected]

Acting on behalf of both institutional and private lenders, Doug’s practice focuses primarily on real estate litigation with an emphasis on secured creditor recovery and real estate fraud. He is highly regarded by clients and colleagues alike for his expertise in mortgage remedies.

Doug was called to the Bar in 2005 after completing his law degree at the University of Western Ontario. Throughout his career he has maintained a strong focus on the area of mortgage enforcement. Outside of the office, Doug makes it a practice to give back to the community. In 2008, for example, he received the Volunteer of the Year award from the Ontario Lawyers Assistance Program. He is also a member of the board of directors of Renascent, one of Ontario’s largest addiction treatment facilities.

Doug has written and presented extensively in the area of mortgage enforcement, creditor remedies, and real estate litigation including the following:

• Doug has been a speaker on mortgage enforcement topics at the Annual Real Estate Law Summit in April 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015

• Doug chaired the LSUC seminar “Mortgage Enforcement Essentials” in September 2014

• Doug is the presenter of an LSUC E-Course titled ILA & ILR for Real Estate Lawyers

• Doug has been a guest lecturer at Osgoode Hall Law School on mortgage enforcement topics, and at the University of Western Ontario’s Law School on insolvency related topics

• Doug organizes and participates as a judge annually in the Chaitons LLP Corporate Restructuring Advocacy Competition held at UWO Law

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A partner of Chaitons LLP, Harvey practices in the areas of bankruptcy and insolvency with particular

emphasis on receiverships and corporate 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.

Harvey has extensive experience advising Canadian and international financial institutions, private and

public corporations, indenture trustees, private equity firms, asset‐based lenders, equipment

lessors, unsecured trade creditors, debtors, private and court‐appointed receivers, monitors, liquidators

and trustees in bankruptcy in Canadian and cross‐border corporate restructuring, receivership,

bankruptcy, liquidation and enforcement proceedings. He is a member of the Insolvency Institute of

Canada, the Ontario Personal Property Security Law Committee and the Commercial List Users

Committee.

Harvey is well-known and highly regarded within the legal community. He is listed by Chambers &

Partners which ranks the best law firms and lawyers in jurisdictions throughout the world and has been

recognized by Lexpert® and The Best Lawyers in Canada as a leading insolvency and restructuring

lawyer. He has lectured extensively on the topic of bankruptcy and insolvency and is the immediate past

Chair of the executive committee of the Canadian Bar Association of Ontario Insolvency Law Section.

Harvey studied at the University of Western Ontario and obtained his LL.B at Osgoode Hall Law School

in 1980. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1982.

CredentialsCalled to the Bar in Ontario in 1982

University of Western Ontario

Osgoode Hall Law School, LL.B. (1980)

HarveyHarvey Chaiton Partner

Direct:416-218-1129

Fax:416-218-1849

General:416-222-8888

Email: [email protected]

Services

Insolvency and Restructuring

Litigation

BIO AFFILIATIONS CLIENTS

NEWS

AODA SUSTAINABILITY PRIVACY© 2014 Chaitons LLP. All rights reserved / Legal Marketing by Cubicle Fugitive

Mark Hartman, Successfully Represents Bank of Montreal in Application Seeking a "Vexatious Litigant" Order

CHAITONS LLP. 5000 YONGE STREET, 10TH FLOOR, TORONTO, CANADA. M2N 7E9 416-222-8888 [email protected]

HOME OUR FIRM LAWYERS SERVICES CAREERS CONTACT

Page 1 of 1Harvey Chaiton

8/20/2015http://www.chaitons.com/our-people/details/harvey-chaiton

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Kronis, Rotsztain, Margles, Cappel LLP 1000 – 8 King Street East, Toronto, ON M5C 1B5 | www.krmc-law.com | 416.218.5494 | [email protected]

Philip Cho is a partner in Kronis Rotsztain Margles Cappel LLP’s Commercial Litigation and Insolvency Group. Philip advises and represents clients in various commercial disputes including matters involving, contractual disputes, real property and mortgages, personal property security, employment, construction, and insurance. In his insolvency practice, Philip advises and represents creditors, debtors, trustees, monitors, receivers, and other stakeholders in various insolvency proceedings. Recently, Philip successfully acted as lead counsel in a commercial trial

against a US transportation company for losses arising out of the hijacking of copper tubing in Mexico. Other notable engagements include acting as counsel to the debtor, a Canadian jewellery manufacturer, in CCAA proceedings, acting for a large Korean garment manufacturer in the Target Canada CCAA proceedings, acting as counsel to the trustee in bankruptcy of a local tobacco company, and acting as representative counsel to purchasers of life lease units in the receivership of a Korean-heritage nursing home and retirement residence project. Philip is a frequent presenter at the Law Society of Upper Canada’s Six-Minute Creditor/Debtor and Insolvency Lawyer series, having presented from 2009-2012, and 2014. In September 2016, Philip was a panelist at the 23rd Annual Conference of the International Association of Korean Lawyers (IAKL), which took place in Washington, D.C., providing an overview of DIP sale processes in Canada. Philip also presented at the IAKL’s 20th Annual Conference in Los Angeles, California on shareholder remedies. Since 2015, Philip has acted as an IAKL Regional Governor for Eastern Canada. Appointed in 2012, Philip is Chair of the Korean Canadian Scholarship Foundation, a charitable organization founded in 1978 that awards more than $70,000 in scholarships and bursaries annually. Philip also served on the Executive Board of the Korean Canadian Lawyers Association in 2005. Philip is also a member of the Advocates’ Society, the Canadian Bar Association (Ontario) and the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers.

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Andrew Chris Rosen Sack LLP 45 St. Clair Avenue West, Suite 1100 Toronto, Ontario M4V 1L5 Telephone: (416) 214-1200 ext. 23 Email: [email protected]

Andrew’s practice is devoted to all aspects of family law, including divorce, custody and access, child and spousal support, property division, separation agreements, marriage contracts and cohabitation agreements.

Andrew was called to the Bar in 2007. He commenced his legal career practicing corporate and securities law at Heenan Blaikie LLP, and practiced family law at Epstein Cole LLP before joining Rosen Sack LLP in 2016.

Andrew holds an H.B.A. from the Richard Ivey School of Business and an L.L.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School.

Andrew has served as a contributing author of the Income Tax and Family Law Handbook, published by LexisNexis Canada, and as an adjunct professor of the “Lawyer as Negotiator” course at Osgoode Hall Law School.

Most importantly, Andrew and his wife, Sarah, have two wonderful children.

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Todd Christensen LL.B., M.B.A., Barrister & Solicitor

Todd Christensen is the principal of Christensen Law Firm in Cambridge, Ont. with a practice restricted to

unsecured debt collection and was called to the bar in 1993. He and his wife Paula have six children and two

grandchildren. They lived in BC, Alberta, New Zealand and the United States during his during the MBA-

years of his career from 1995 to 2003 before bringing his law and business skills together to create a cutting-

edge collections law practice. He has served as a Boy Scout and youth leader in his church for 30 years and

enjoys motorcycling and watersports with his family.

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Alexander CobbPartner, Litigation

CONTACT [email protected] 416.862.5964

OFFICEToronto

BIOGRAPHY

Alex is a commercial litigator. He has a broad-ranging practice with anemphasis on matters relating to securities and taxation. He advisesissuers and shareholders in court proceedings involving shareholderremedies, corporate governance and corporate transactions. Alex alsoacts for market participants in respect of investigations and proceedingsbefore numerous securities regulatory authorities. Alex is cross-appointed to Osler’s tax department and has an active tax litigationpractice. He acts for taxpayers in proceedings in the Tax Court ofCanada and various provincial courts. Alex frequently acts for defendantsin class proceedings and proposed class proceedings, including mattersconcerning product liability, insurance, pensions and securities inOntario, Nova Scotia and British Columbia. He has also acted as counselto debtors, creditors and other stakeholders in restructuring proceedingsincluding bankruptcies, receiverships and proceedings under the CCAA.Alex has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario, as well as courtsin other provinces. He has also represented clients in matters before theOntario Securities Commission, the Financial Services Tribunal andIIROC. He is a member of the Securities Proceedings AdvisoryCommittee, which advises the Ontario Securities Commission onpractice and procedural issues.

INDUSTRY RECOGNITION

The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 2016, RepeatedlyRecommended in the area of Litigation - Securities.

IN THE MEDIA

Uncover internal wrongdoing before regulators arriveThe Liability of Directors in CanadaOSC appoints SPAC members

AFFILIATIONS

The Advocates' SocietyCanadian Bar AssociationThe Securities Proceedings Advisory Committee

PREVIOUS SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

8th Annual Insight Information’s Mergers & Acquisitions

Moderator, Dec 6 - 7, 2010

RELATED RESOURCES

"OSC Rejection of Insider Trading Allegations Emphasizes ProsecutionDifficulties", Update: Aug 28, 2014 (co-author)

"Third Party Ordered To Produce Documents To Respondent InOntario Securities Commission Proceeding", Update: Sept 6, 2012(co-author)

"Supreme Court Will Hear Appeals on Issues of Settlement Privilege,Test for Class Certification and Test for Summary Judgment", Update:June 29, 2012 (co-author)

"Supreme Court Rules Against Proposed Securities Act", Update: Dec22, 2011 (co-author)

BLOG POSTS

Avoiding Settlement Stumbling Blocks, Part Two: ContinuingConcerns Over “Sweetheart” Deals

OSC releases Crowdfunding Exemption – Changing with the Times

Excalibur: The Divisional Court Affirms That Class Actions Are NotAlways Preferable And That Ontario Courts Should Not Always “GoGlobal”

US Federal Judge Challenges Constitutionality of SEC’s AdministrativeProceedings

SEC Still Trying to Salvage Tipping Cases in the Wake of Newman

AREAS OF EXPERTISECapital Markets RegulatoryEnforcement and Broker-Dealer DisputesClass ActionsCorporate and SecuritiesLitigationCorporate Finance andSecuritiesInsolvency and RestructuringLitigationRisk Management and CrisisResponseTax Controversy & Litigation

BAR ADMISSIONOntario, 2002

EDUCATIONOsgoode Hall Law School,LL.B.

LANGUAGE(S)English

Alexander Cobb © Copyright 2016 | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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Alexander CobbPartner, Litigation

CONTACT [email protected] 416.862.5964

OFFICEToronto

BIOGRAPHY

Alex is a commercial litigator. He has a broad-ranging practice with anemphasis on matters relating to securities and taxation. He advisesissuers and shareholders in court proceedings involving shareholderremedies, corporate governance and corporate transactions. Alex alsoacts for market participants in respect of investigations and proceedingsbefore numerous securities regulatory authorities. Alex is cross-appointed to Osler’s tax department and has an active tax litigationpractice. He acts for taxpayers in proceedings in the Tax Court ofCanada and various provincial courts. Alex frequently acts for defendantsin class proceedings and proposed class proceedings, including mattersconcerning product liability, insurance, pensions and securities inOntario, Nova Scotia and British Columbia. He has also acted as counselto debtors, creditors and other stakeholders in restructuring proceedingsincluding bankruptcies, receiverships and proceedings under the CCAA.Alex has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario, as well as courtsin other provinces. He has also represented clients in matters before theOntario Securities Commission, the Financial Services Tribunal andIIROC. He is a member of the Securities Proceedings AdvisoryCommittee, which advises the Ontario Securities Commission onpractice and procedural issues.

INDUSTRY RECOGNITION

The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 2016, RepeatedlyRecommended in the area of Litigation - Securities.

IN THE MEDIA

Uncover internal wrongdoing before regulators arriveThe Liability of Directors in CanadaOSC appoints SPAC members

AFFILIATIONS

The Advocates' SocietyCanadian Bar AssociationThe Securities Proceedings Advisory Committee

PREVIOUS SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

8th Annual Insight Information’s Mergers & Acquisitions

Moderator, Dec 6 - 7, 2010

RELATED RESOURCES

"OSC Rejection of Insider Trading Allegations Emphasizes ProsecutionDifficulties", Update: Aug 28, 2014 (co-author)

"Third Party Ordered To Produce Documents To Respondent InOntario Securities Commission Proceeding", Update: Sept 6, 2012(co-author)

"Supreme Court Will Hear Appeals on Issues of Settlement Privilege,Test for Class Certification and Test for Summary Judgment", Update:June 29, 2012 (co-author)

"Supreme Court Rules Against Proposed Securities Act", Update: Dec22, 2011 (co-author)

BLOG POSTS

Avoiding Settlement Stumbling Blocks, Part Two: ContinuingConcerns Over “Sweetheart” Deals

OSC releases Crowdfunding Exemption – Changing with the Times

Excalibur: The Divisional Court Affirms That Class Actions Are NotAlways Preferable And That Ontario Courts Should Not Always “GoGlobal”

US Federal Judge Challenges Constitutionality of SEC’s AdministrativeProceedings

SEC Still Trying to Salvage Tipping Cases in the Wake of Newman

AREAS OF EXPERTISECapital Markets RegulatoryEnforcement and Broker-Dealer DisputesClass ActionsCorporate and SecuritiesLitigationCorporate Finance andSecuritiesInsolvency and RestructuringLitigationRisk Management and CrisisResponseTax Controversy & Litigation

BAR ADMISSIONOntario, 2002

EDUCATIONOsgoode Hall Law School,LL.B.

LANGUAGE(S)English

Alexander Cobb © Copyright 2016 | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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Alexander CobbPartner, Litigation

CONTACT [email protected] 416.862.5964

OFFICEToronto

BIOGRAPHY

Alex is a commercial litigator. He has a broad-ranging practice with anemphasis on matters relating to securities and taxation. He advisesissuers and shareholders in court proceedings involving shareholderremedies, corporate governance and corporate transactions. Alex alsoacts for market participants in respect of investigations and proceedingsbefore numerous securities regulatory authorities. Alex is cross-appointed to Osler’s tax department and has an active tax litigationpractice. He acts for taxpayers in proceedings in the Tax Court ofCanada and various provincial courts. Alex frequently acts for defendantsin class proceedings and proposed class proceedings, including mattersconcerning product liability, insurance, pensions and securities inOntario, Nova Scotia and British Columbia. He has also acted as counselto debtors, creditors and other stakeholders in restructuring proceedingsincluding bankruptcies, receiverships and proceedings under the CCAA.Alex has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario, as well as courtsin other provinces. He has also represented clients in matters before theOntario Securities Commission, the Financial Services Tribunal andIIROC. He is a member of the Securities Proceedings AdvisoryCommittee, which advises the Ontario Securities Commission onpractice and procedural issues.

INDUSTRY RECOGNITION

The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 2016, RepeatedlyRecommended in the area of Litigation - Securities.

IN THE MEDIA

Uncover internal wrongdoing before regulators arriveThe Liability of Directors in CanadaOSC appoints SPAC members

AFFILIATIONS

The Advocates' SocietyCanadian Bar AssociationThe Securities Proceedings Advisory Committee

PREVIOUS SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

8th Annual Insight Information’s Mergers & Acquisitions

Moderator, Dec 6 - 7, 2010

RELATED RESOURCES

"OSC Rejection of Insider Trading Allegations Emphasizes ProsecutionDifficulties", Update: Aug 28, 2014 (co-author)

"Third Party Ordered To Produce Documents To Respondent InOntario Securities Commission Proceeding", Update: Sept 6, 2012(co-author)

"Supreme Court Will Hear Appeals on Issues of Settlement Privilege,Test for Class Certification and Test for Summary Judgment", Update:June 29, 2012 (co-author)

"Supreme Court Rules Against Proposed Securities Act", Update: Dec22, 2011 (co-author)

BLOG POSTS

Avoiding Settlement Stumbling Blocks, Part Two: ContinuingConcerns Over “Sweetheart” Deals

OSC releases Crowdfunding Exemption – Changing with the Times

Excalibur: The Divisional Court Affirms That Class Actions Are NotAlways Preferable And That Ontario Courts Should Not Always “GoGlobal”

US Federal Judge Challenges Constitutionality of SEC’s AdministrativeProceedings

SEC Still Trying to Salvage Tipping Cases in the Wake of Newman

AREAS OF EXPERTISECapital Markets RegulatoryEnforcement and Broker-Dealer DisputesClass ActionsCorporate and SecuritiesLitigationCorporate Finance andSecuritiesInsolvency and RestructuringLitigationRisk Management and CrisisResponseTax Controversy & Litigation

BAR ADMISSIONOntario, 2002

EDUCATIONOsgoode Hall Law School,LL.B.

LANGUAGE(S)English

Alexander Cobb © Copyright 2016 | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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Robert J. De Toni, Partner Merovitz Potechin LLP After graduating from law school in 1994, Robert was called to the bar of Ontario in 1996. In October 1996, Robert joined the law firm of Merovitz Potechin LLP and was made a partner in September 2005. Robert’s primary areas of practice are bankruptcy and insolvency and collection where he has represented numerous financial institutions, creditors, trustees in bankruptcy and debtors. Robert has written and co-written several articles on insolvency law for use in legal seminars and has spoken at various insolvency seminars. Robert is also very actively involved in the community. At the age of 32, Robert became the youngest president of the Canadian Italian Business and Professional Association of Ottawa (CIBPA). As president of CIBPA, Robert presided over the creation of the CIBPA Ottawa Scholarship Program. In addition to being a member of CIBPA, Robert was an executive member of the Ontario Bar Association Young Lawyers’ Division (the YLD) and was on the executive of the OBA’s Insolvency section. In his role as an executive on the YLD, Robert was responsible for spearheading the development of the YLD’s racial tolerance mock trial program for grade 6 students in Ottawa. From 2004 to 2008, Robert was on the Board of Directors for Villa Marconi Long Term Care Centre. He last served as its Vice President. Robert is currently on the Board of Directors of the Children’s Aid Foundation of Ottawa and was also actively involved in his children’s lives, coaching them in both hockey and soccer for several years.

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Speaker Biography

Hon. Sean F. Dunphy

Mr. Justice Dunphy is currently a Justice of the Superior Court of Ontario in the Toronto Region. Prior to his appointment to the bench in 2014, Mr. Justice Dunphy was principal of a restructuring boutique firm providing restructuring advice to debtor companies and private equity investors in a variety of Canadian public and private restructuring transactions. From 1985 until 2012, Mr. Justice Dunphy practiced at Stikeman, Elliott LLP where he retired as senior partner in the litigation group of the Toronto office of the firm and as co-head of the firm’s national insolvency and restructuring practice group.

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Michael Hackl

Michael has practiced commercial litigation for over 20 years and has assisted clients in collecting debts in many ways including mortgage proceedings, construction and repair and storage lien matters, bankruptcy and insolvency cases, and standard debt collection actions. He has appeared on such matters before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Appeal. He is presently practices with Iler Campbell LLP, which focuses on providing legal services to co-operative and non-profit organizations, charities and other socially progressive organizations.

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Michael Krygier-Baum

Michael has a diverse litigation practice, including commercial litigation, municipal liability and planning, insurance defence, professional liability, labour and employment law, mortgage remedies and collections.

Michael completed his JD at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law in 2012, achieving honours standing in his second year. Before studying law, he obtained an Honours Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Toronto, graduating with distinction.

While in law school, Michael volunteered as a caseworker at Downtown Legal Services and as a mock trial coach at Laws Acting Within Schools. He also played leadership roles as a U of T Law Peer Mentorship Program Executive chair and mentor and as an Executive Chair for Orientation Week at U of T Law.

Prior to joining Papazian Heisey Myers, Michael was an articling student at a large national law firm.

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MR. JUSTICE FRED MYERS Mr. Justice Fred Myers is a judge on the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Prior to his

appointment in 2014, Fred was a partner at Goodmans LLP and, before that, at Osler Hoskin &

Harcourt LLP. Fred practised commercial litigation with an emphasis on insolvency and

corporate restructuring cases. He had leading briefs in a number of the country’s most

significant insolvency cases over the past 25 years. Fred was recognized in Canadian and

international publications as a leader in the insolvency and commercial litigation fields. He was

a member of the board of directors of the Insolvency Institute of Canada and a number of other

legal organizations.

Fred graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1983 where he was awarded the Gold Medal.

He served as law clerk to the Right Honourable Bora Laskin, Chief Justice of Canada and the

Hon. Mr. Justice G.E. LeDain. In 1985, Fred obtained an LL.M. degree from Harvard Law

School.

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PAPAZIAN | HEISEY | MYERS

Barristers and Solicitors

Suite 510, 121 King St. W.

Toronto, ON M5H 3T9

Tel: 416.601.2701 Fax: 416.601.1818

www.phmlaw.com

PROGRAM CO-CHAIR - Michael S. Myers [email protected]

Background

Michael was called to the Ontario Bar in 1980 and practiced real estate based commercial law at a number of well-known firms

including Goodman & Goodman and Gordon Traub. In 2001, Michael became a founding partner of Papazian Heisey Myers.

Areas of Practice

Michael's current practise focuses on debt collection and contract enforcement – which combines the law of contract with

commercial litigation strategy and uses the latter as a tool to assist in the settlement of debts and other contract disputes. Underlying

this somewhat unique focus is Michael’s detailed knowledge of the law of contract, contract default and enforcement and contract

remedies resulting from decades of experience involving all aspects of real estate based commercial law, debt collection and

mortgage and lease remedies, whether acting for landlords, tenants, borrowers or lenders.

Professional Experience

Michael is one of two lawyers in Canada to manage, in Ontario and throughout Western Canada, the consumer loan collection and

the residential mortgage enforcement portfolios of one of the Canadian Schedule “A” banks. Michael has extensive experience in

the area of commercial law particularly as it relates to real estate and debt collection matters. Michael’s involvement in commercial

loan transactions for lenders has resulted in retainers from title insurers to repair title when fraudulent mortgage transactions arise

and in retainers from financial institutions to recover loans obtained by fraud. Michael also acts for trustees in bankruptcy and he

represents creditors in Civil, Commercial and Bankruptcy Court. Michael has also successfully dealt with OPCA litigants and other

'internet-based debt elimination' individuals (Freemen of the Land).

Professional Activities

Reported Decision: National Bank of Canada v Young, 4 R.P.R (4th) 79

Published Articles: Myers, Michael S. and Traub, Walter M. (1987). Primary Security. Real Estate Development and

Construction Financing Insight Seminar May 28 – 29, 1987, 66 pages. Retrieved from Insight Educational Services Ltd.

Myers, Michael S. and Cho, Philip. (2009). Default Judgment – Common Risks and Pitfalls. The Six-Minute Debtor-Creditor

and Insolvency Seminar October, 2009.

Myers, Michael S. and Papazian, Justin. (2010). Can a Mortgagee-in-Possession Get “Out of Possession”? The Six-Minute

Debtor-Creditor and Insolvency Lawyer Seminar October, 2010.

Myers, Michael S. (2011). Do You Know How to Advise Your Client When: Your Client Has Judgment for Possession and

Needs You to Obtain a Writ of Possession. The Six-Minute Debtor-Creditor and Insolvency Lawyer Seminar October, 2011.

Myers, Michael S. (2012). How to Advise Your Client: When Faced with a Repudiation. The Six-Minute Debtor-Creditor

and Insolvency Lawyer Seminar October, 2012

Myers, Michael S. (2014). How Should a Creditor Respond to a Consumer Proposal. The Six-Minute Debtor-Creditor and

Insolvency Lawyer Seminar October, 2014

Myers, Michael S. (2016), Debtor-Creditor: Tips for Helping Your Clients Get Paid in a Challenged Economy, The Six-

Minute Business Lawyer Seminar June 2016

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Angela K. Pollard Angela K. Pollard is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Certified Management Account, Certified Fraud Examiner, a Fellow Canadian Insolvency and Restructuring Professional and a Licensed Insolvency Trustee. She is the President of Pollard & Associates Inc., an Insolvency and Restructuring Firm. Angela has acted as Court Appointed Receiver and Monitor under the BIA, Trustee in Bankruptcy, Trustee under a Proposal, and Court Appointed Monitor and Receiver under the Canada Business Corporation Act.

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Bennett Jones

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Tel: 416.777.4688 | Email: [email protected]

Office: Toronto | Bar Call: Ontario, 2000 Education: McGill University, BA, 1994, with honours | University of Toronto, MA, 1995 | University of Toronto, LLB, 1998

Profile

Ruth Promislow practises commercial litigation with a strong focus on commercial crime,

including cyber security, Ponzi schemes, investment fraud, employee fraud and anti-

money laundering. Other areas of Ruth's practice include complex contractual disputes,

professional negligence, corporate governance, reinsurance, insurance coverage,

insolvency and entertainment.

Ruth has extensive experience with recovery issues relating to commercial crime, including

receiverships, tracing, freezing and recovering proceeds of crime, and making use of court-

appointed powers to obtain documents or enter premises. She conducts internal

investigations for clients, working with internal and external auditors, interviewing

witnesses and responding to privilege issues. Ruth also works with corporate clients to

develop action plans following an attack.

Ruth regularly appears before the courts of a number of provinces, including the Ontario

Court of Appeal, the British Columbia Court of Appeal and the Federal Court of Appeal.

Ruth regularly speaks at national and international conferences on issues relating to

commercial crime. She also is a regular speaker at RCMP educational courses on fraud.

Experience

• Counsel for Court-appointed Receiver in a number of matters involving large commercial crime matters (including Ponzi schemes)

• Counsel for organizations in connection with cyber security issues • Counsel for plaintiffs in significant fraud and oppression remedy matters

Ruth E. Promislow

Partner

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Ruth E. Promislow Partner

• Counsel for plaintiffs in professional negligence [including Century Services Inc. et al. v. New World Engineering Corporation et al., 2013 ONSC 2140]

• Counsel for reinsured in large reinsurance matter [Swiss Reinsurance Company v. Camarin Limited, 2012 BCSC 1006]

Publications

Cyber-Security and the Rise of the Vigilante Hacker May 19, 2016 - In the world of cyber hacks and leaks, there are two general categories of players: the fraudsters who steal data in order to obtain a profit, and the “hacktivists” who expose data, purportedly for the greater good. The New Face of Commercial Crime February 04, 2016 - The threat of commercial crime against companies is transforming. Technology has created new and innovative ways for fraudsters to exploit individuals and companies through cyber attacks. This new face of fraud can give rise to massive liability issues for a company and its directors following the theft of personal data held by the company.

News & Events

Corporate Governance Best Practices March 09, 2011 - As part of its continuing series of CPD eligible seminars, Bennett Jones presents an informative session on corporate governance best practices.

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Torkin Manes LLP Barristers & Solicitors 151 Yonge Street, Suite 1500 Toronto ON M5C 2W7 Tel: 416 863 1188 Fax: 416 863 0305

She advises banks with respect to regulatory and other issues that may arise under the Bank Act, or other similar legislation, including a broad range of issues

Fay is involved in corporate restructurings, insolvency and related litigation Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act,

Companies Creditors Arrangement Act, Personal Property Securities Act, and Financial Administration Act. Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada), representing banks, asset-based lenders, investment funds and other

Fay works closely with other members of our Banking, Finance and Insolvency Group to assure clients that someone is always available to provide the advice they

• Banking & Financial Services

• Business Law

• Insolvency & Restructuring

• Toronto, 1982

• Called to the Ontario Bar, 1984

S. Fay Sulley

416 777 5419 1 888 587 5769

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Torkin Manes LLP Barristers & Solicitors 151 Yonge Street, Suite 1500 Toronto ON M5C 2W7 Tel: 416 863 1188 Fax: 416 863 0305

Fay has written and delivered many papers on restructurings, director liability issues, dealing with Crown debts, Personal Property Securities Act

She speaks regularly at continuing legal education seminars for lawyers and takes part in a wide range of

• orkin Manes Focus - Spring

2011

• Canadian Bar Association

• Ontario Bar Association