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Financial Advisors

A Former Officer Was Not ‘Disinterested’ but Could Be Retained as a Professional Person

Judge Dale Somers adopted a ‘liberal’ construction of Section 1107(b) to retain a professional person who had been an officer of the debtor.

The focus of the panel would be to identify uniquely Canadian distressed deal structures and litigation techniques that could be imported to the American restructuring practice. Would cover developments from coast to coast by including at least 3 Canadian practitioners from the West Coast, Central Canada and Quebec would be selected once the audience was determined. For example key points would be: could you get a reverse vesting order under Chapter 11? Practictioners will learn new techniques and strategies unique to Canada. Business Natasha MacParland nmacparland@dwpv.com Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP