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Donald Milner Toronto Lawyer

Donald E. Milner

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Jurisdiction Ontario, 1981
Language(s) English
Office(s) Toronto
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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 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], On February 13, 2009, forestry company Marathon Pulp Inc. filed a notice of intention to make a proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada). A syndicate of banks including National Bank of Canada, Laurentian Bank and Comerica Bank were the only secured creditors and were owed approx...
  • Pan-Canadian Investors Committee completes US$32 billion ABCP restructuring, [Deal - Confidential Client], On January 21, 2009, The Pan-Canadian Investors Committee for Third-Party Structured Asset-Backed Commercial Paper announced that the restructuring plan affecting $32 billion of thirdparty ABCP had been fully implemented. Pursuant to the terms of the plan, holders of affected ABCP will have their...
  • Nortel commences CCAA and similar proceedings in Canada, US and UK, [Deal - Export Development Canada], On January 14, 2009, Nortel Networks Corporation [NYSE/TSX: NT] announced that it, Nortel Networks Limited and certain of its other Canadian subsidiaries would seek creditor protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act ("CCAA") in Canada. As well, certain of the Company's U.S. subsid...
  • Canada Deposit Insurance in numerous liquidations and restructurings of deposit-taking institutions, [Deal - Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation], Donald Milner has advised Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation in numerous liquidations and restructurings of deposit-taking institutions, including a $10 billion transaction in which The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its affiliates acquired the business of Central Guaranty Trust Corporation through ...
  • Manulife Securities International largest claimant in receivership and bankruptcy of Portus Alternative Asset Management, [Deal - Manulife Securities International Inc.], Donald Milner advised Manulife Securities International Inc., the largest claimant in the receivership and bankruptcy of Portus Alternative Asset Management inc., a 'simulated hedge fund' whose founder fled the country.
  • German financial institutions are creditors in insolvent restructuring of Air Canada, [Deal - 0930032 B.C. Ltd.], Donald Milner advised two major German financial institutions as creditors in the insolvent restructuring of Air Canada.  

Career & Education

Education

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

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

Speaking Engagements

  • 4th Annual Technology in Bloom 2008: New Developments in Technology Law, 4/3/2008
4th Annual Technology in Bloom 2008: New Developments in Technology Law location location Toronto

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