Donald Milner | Insolvency & Restructuring Counsel in Toronto | People

Overview

Donald Milner practised in the area of insolvency and restructuring for three decades. As counsel he now deals with matters relating to professional liability insurance.

Achievements

Practical Law Company's Cross-Border Handbooks: Restructuring and Insolvency 2004-2009 as a leading Canadian insolvency and restructuring lawyer , Practical Law Company 2004 to 2009

2004 to 2009 2004 to 2009 Practical Law Company Practical Law Company's Cross-Border Handbooks: Restructuring and Insolvency 2004-2009 as a leading Canadian insolvency and restructuring lawyer

Client Work

Marathon Pulp enters into insolvency proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, [Case - Confidential Client]
Pan-Canadian Investors Committee completes US$32 billion ABCP restructuring, [Deal - Confidential Client]
Nortel commences CCAA and similar proceedings in Canada, US and UK, [Deal - Export Development Canada]
Canada Deposit Insurance in numerous liquidations and restructurings of deposit-taking institutions, [Deal - Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation]
Manulife Securities International largest claimant in receivership and bankruptcy of Portus Alternative Asset Management, [Deal - Manulife Securities International Inc.]
German financial institutions are creditors in insolvent restructuring of Air Canada, [Deal - 0930032 B.C. Ltd.]

Case February 2009 Represented Confidential Client Marathon Pulp enters into insolvency proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act Read more

Deal January 2009 Advised Confidential Client Pan-Canadian Investors Committee completes US$32 billion ABCP restructuring Read more

Deal January 2009 Advised Export Development Canada Nortel commences CCAA and similar proceedings in Canada, US and UK Read more

Deal Advised Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Canada Deposit Insurance in numerous liquidations and restructurings of deposit-taking institutions Read more

Deal Advised Manulife Securities International Inc. Manulife Securities International largest claimant in receivership and bankruptcy of Portus Alternative Asset Management Read more

Deal Advised 0930032 B.C. Ltd. German financial institutions are creditors in insolvent restructuring of Air Canada Read more

Career & Education

Education

LLB University of Toronto 1979
MA University of Toronto 1975
BA (Honours), Governor General's Medal, Birks (Gold) Medal Concordia University 1974

Memberships & Affiliations

Member, Insolvency Institute of Canada
Member, Insol International
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Member, Ontario Bar Association
- Insolvency Law Section
- Business Law Section
- Personal Property Security Law Section
Member, Canadian Insolvency Foundation
Member, American Bankruptcy Institute

Publications

RRSPs and RRIFs in Bankruptcy: Policy and Practical Pitfalls in the Proposed Amendments, 8/15/2007
Exemption of RRSPs and RRIFs in Bankruptcy: Bill C-62 Will Change the Changes Made by Bill C-55, 8/7/2007
The 2006 Federal Financial Institutions Legislative Review: What's In and What's Not, 6/1/2006