Our team has written on a wide range of topics. Check out some of our articles.
Oct 17, 2018
| The Six-Minute Debtor-Creditor and Insolvency Lawyer 2018
A syndicated mortgage investment (SMI) is an arrangement in which more than one investor (i.e. lender) is involved in a loan or debt obligation secure...
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Oct 1, 2018
Noah Goldstein
| Commercial Insolvency Reporter
Imagine this scenario. A receiver brings a motion to sell an operating company’s assets. The second-ranking secured creditor objects to the sale. The...
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Jun 1, 2018
Mitch Vininsky
| Commercial Insolvency Reporter
Both model receivership orders and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act specifically authorize the court officer to apply for advice and directions to de...
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Nov 1, 2015
Robert Harlang and Mitch Vininsky
| American Bankruptcy Institue Journal
The recent case of Trillium Motor World v. General Motors of Canada, et al. provides a cautionary tale about the perils of an insolvent company reachi...
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Oct 1, 2015
Robert Harlang and Mitch Vininsky
| Commercial Insolvency Reporter
Since the re-emergence of the use of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act in the 1980s, there has been an evolution in the role of the monitor.
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Sep 1, 2015
David Sieradzki
| Journal of Insolvency Institute
Commercial insolvencies do not have to be, in every instance, a zero sum game — a situation where one party’s gain is equal to another party’s loss…
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Aug 1, 2015
Robert Harlang and Mitch Vininsky
| American Bankruptcy Institue Journal
The recent release of the decisions in Nortel Networks’ cross-border insolvency proceedings has reignited discussions on what is fair and reasonable.....
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Oct 1, 2013
Peter Farkas
| Commercial Insolvency Reporter
With deference to the Beatles, “The Long and Winding Road” is not only a famous song title. These same words describe the road an insolvency practitio...
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Apr 1, 2013
Peter Farkas
| CAMagazine
Fraudulent conveyance acts may not be in keeping with the needs of a complex business environment and too often favour creditors.
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Dec 1, 2011
Peter Weinstein
| The Bottom Line
Statistics show that up to 70 per cent of business owners will be in a position to retire before 2020.
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