TMA Toronto

In the latest instalment of TMA Toronto's podcasts, Rob Stelzer of Grant Thornton Limited interviews James Harnum of Koskie Minsky LLP to explore the role of representative counsel in an insolvency proceeding.

Scott Bomhof from Torys Interviews Gina Byrne from the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation.

In this latest instalment of TMA Toronto’s podcasts on topical insolvency issues, Marcel Mongeon of Ross Mongeon Covello & Co and Vlad Hachinski of Accord ADR Inc discuss the trend of utilizing commercial mediation in both pre- and post-filing scenarios to facilitate proceedings and generate additional options for stakeholders.

In the latest instalment of TMA Toronto's podcasts on topical insolvency issues, Tamie Dolny of Aird & Berlis LLP and Monica Faheim of Miller Thomson LLP discuss recovering cryptocurrency assets in insolvency files and how public policy might evolve to protect stakeholders.

The podcast features a discussion with leading restructuring professionals Christopher Alam, Mica Arlette, David Bish, Alex Morrison and Duane Morrison on Bill C-228, including its implications on pension priority and the restructuring of Stelco in 2014. 

Rachel Nicholson of Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP interviews Josie Parisi of BDO Canada Limited and Leanne Williams of Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP about their craziest receivership, which involved a "mission impossible" break-in along with the discovery of weapons, drugs, an "adult content" collection and tracking devices.

Rob Stelzer interviews Asim Iqbal about his craziest file, which involves a multi-million-dollar crypto fraud and a request to exhume a body.

Sven Dedic interviews Katherine Forbes about her craziest file, which seeks to answer the question, How does a 2-billion-dollar company run out of liquidity in a matter of days?

Dylan Chochla interviews Aubrey Kauffman about his craziest file, which included fake gold, blatant fraud, and a “smoking gun” revelation during an examination!

Rob Stelzer interviews Dan Wootton about his craziest file, which included two mysterious fires that burned buildings to the ground, a hidden cannabis grow operation, and a hideout bunker accessed via a couch inside a children's play house.

This week, Andrew Harmes, Associate, Goodmans LLP, interviews Jason Kanji, Senior Manager, Advisory Services – Restructuring at Grant Thornton LLP (Canada). Jason talks about his path to the restructuring industry and his experience to date, including advice he would have given himself when starting out in the industry and a tale of changing a car tire on the side of the road while on a site visit in rural Newfoundland. You won’t want to miss it. Subscribe to TMA Toronto’s podcast on Apple, Anchor or Spotify!

Rachel Nicholson, an associate at Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP and member of the TMA Toronto social media committee, interviews Stacey Greenbaum, a senior manager in Deloitte's restructuring services division.

Duane Morrison, a vice president at Cortland Credit Group Inc. and TMA Toronto's social media committee member, interviews Paul Van Eyk, a partner and the national service line leader for Restructuring & Turnaround at KPMG LLP.

Jonathan Yantzi, an associate at Aird & Berlis LLP and member of TMA Toronto’s social media committee, interviews Murtaza Tallat, a manager at KSV Advisory, a boutique restructuring advisory and valuation firm. Jonathan and Murtaza discuss stakeholder relationships in insolvency proceedings, how the ability to learn fast is an essential skill for restructuring professionals, and why The Sopranos might be the best TV show of all time.

This week, Elsir Tawfik, as an associate at Miller Thomson LLP, interviews his colleague Asim Iqbal. Elsir and Asim discuss Asim's experience in the restructuring industry, expanding portfolio, and love of the Raptors.

Leanne Williams, a partner at Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP and member of the TMA Toronto social media committee, interviews Bill Kennedy, who recently retired from his role as head of special loans at National Bank. Bill has been part of the special loans group since 1992 and reflects on his long career and his new passion for pickleball.

Linc Rogers, a partner at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP and member of TMA Toronto's social media committee, interviews Tushara Weerasooriya, a partner and strategic planning committee chair at McMillan LLP. Linc and Tushara discuss Tushara's new leadership role at McMillan, how young restructuring practitioners can become bigger than their practice, and the importance of diversity and inclusion at law firms and the restructuring practice. 

TMA Toronto board members and social media committee co-chairs Kathryn Esaw and Rob Stelzer kick off the year with a look at what's to come in 2022. Kathryn is a partner in Osler’s insolvency and restructuring group, where her practice focuses on proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act throughout Canada. As a partner in Grant Thornton’s Restructuring practice, Rob provides restructuring, financial advisory and financial modelling services.

Duane Morrison, vice president of deal origination at Cortland Credit Group and TMA Toronto social networking committee member, interviews Glenn Bowman, a senior managing director at Farber. Glen specializes in advising clients on acquisitions and divestitures, covering a broad array of industries from owner-managed businesses to multinational companies, as well as private debt and equity financings, financial restructurings, business and securities valuations, and fairness opinions.

Graham Page, a director at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and co-chair of the TMA Toronto nextGen Committee, interviews Mitchell Grossell, a corporate restructuring and insolvency lawyer at Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP. The discussion covers Mitch's involvement in some recent prominent insolvency cases (Laurentian University and Carillion), his strong opinions on Elon Musk's recent Twitter polls, and his conviction that Elon Musk is the real-life version of Tony Stark and will inevitably win the global billionaire space race.

Rachel (Bengino) Nicholson, a lawyer at Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP and chair of the TMA Toronto nextGen Committee, interviews Robert Thornton of Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP’s bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring group. Watch to the end of the interview to find out Bob’s tips for young insolvency practitioners (which everyone should hear!).

Jonathan Yantzi, a financial services lawyer at Aird & Berlis LLP and TMA Toronto social networking committee member, interviews Graham Phoenix, who leads Loopstra Nixon LLP’s bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring group.

Rob Stelzer, a partner at Grant Thornton, interviews Ayan Gangopadhyay, a senior account manager in the special credit group at Farm Credit Canada. Ayan is a veteran credit and finance professional specializing in agribusiness, agri-food and international trade finance. He's spent much of the last two decades as a troubleshooter, dealing with difficult situations in sales, adjudication and recovery and workout scenarios.