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Band 6

Restructuring/Insolvency

Nationwide - Canada

8 Years Ranked

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Provided by Sylvain A Vauclair

Canada

Practice Areas

Sylvain Vauclair heads the insolvency and restructuring group of Woods LLP. Sylvain is an insolvency specialist with over 35 years of experience representing the full spectrum of stakeholders, including debtors, creditor committees, individual and ad hoc committees of bondholders, boards, CCAA monitors and bankruptcy trustees. In recent years, his practice has focused on restructuring matters. As a lead insolvency, restructuring and bankruptcy lawyer in Canada, Sylvain has been at the forefront of some of the most prominent cases. A hallmark of his work is his capability to grasp the nuances of the real-time litigation process in the most complex cases.

Career

Quebec Bar 1983, Sylvain is regarded as a preeminent figure in insolvency and restructuring law. He is listed in the most renowned legal directories: Chambers Canada, Chambers Global (2014), The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, the Lexpert® 2009 Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Litigation Lawyers in Canada, The 2008 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, International Who's Who Legal, The Best Lawyers in Canada.

Professional Memberships

Sylvain is one of the few selected members of the Insolvency Institute of Canada and lectures regularly on insolvency and restructuring issues.

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