Aubrey E. Kauffman

Aubrey joined the firm as a partner in 2006. He is a member of the Toronto office's Insolvency and Restructuring Group. Aubrey began his career as a general/commercial litigator in 1979.  He soon specialized in remedies and, in particular, bankruptcies, receiverships, security enforcement, construction lien enforcement and related matters. Aubrey established and co-chaired his former firm's Restructuring and Insolvency Group. For the past 20 years he has focused on advocacy matters almost exclusively related to insolvency matters.

Aubrey is a member of the prestigious Insolvency Institute of Canada and was a former Chair of the Ontario Bar Association's Insolvency Section. He is recognized in the insolvency and restructuring area by both Lexpert and the Best Lawyers in Canada.

Selected Experience

• Medicis acquires Graceway Pharmaceuticals' assets for US$455 million
• Glendale International files for bankruptcy protection

News

• Best Lawyers in Canada: Over 100 Fasken Martineau lawyers again listed among the best
• 79 Fasken Martineau lawyers listed in Lexpert's 2011 Canadian Legal Directory

Publications

• Cross-Border Group Filing: "COMI" in Canada Takes Shape (and Comes Full Circle)
• Lenders Beware: Ontario Court of Appeal Grants Super-Priority Status to Pension Deficits

Presentations

• Labour and Pension Issues In Cross-Border Restructurings
• Navigating White Water: Corporate Governance in an Insolvency Environment

Membership/Affiliations

• Member, Insolvency Institute of Canada
• Former Chairman, Ontario Bar Association's Insolvency Section
• Member of INSOL
• Member of American Bankruptcy Institute
• Member of Turnaround Management Association (Toronto branch)

Honours and Awards

• Recognition in Who's Who Legal: Canada 2011, Insolvency & Restructuring
• Repeatedly recommended by Lexpert Directory in 2010 and 2011 for Insolvency & Financial Restructuring - Insolvency Litigation
• Listed in Chambers Global Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers in 2009 for Restructuring/Insolvency in Canada (Band 4)
• Listed in Best Lawyers in Canada for Insolvency & Financial Restructuring
• Listed as recommended lawyer in the area of Restructuring and Insolvency (Canada) by Practical Law Company in 2009