10th ANNUAL PAN-CANADIAN INSOLVENCY & RESTRUCTURING LAW CONFERENCE Fairmont Château Frontenac | Québec City, Québec October 23-24, 2014

THIS IS WHERE IT ALL STARTED TEN YEARS AGO.

Come celebrate the 10th anniversary of the annual Conference on the historical Plains of Abraham at the landmark Château Frontenac in the heart of Quebec City. The opening reception will be held at the famous Cercle de la Garnison, a National Historic Site. Come enjoy all that Quebec City has to offer and celebrate in style at the Château!

Thursday, October 23, 2014

19:00 Opening Cocktail Reception at Le Cercle de la Garnison, National Historic Site 135 years of history, located in the heart of the Old City, this historic location acts as the backdrop to ring in the 10th anniversary of this conference Sponsored by Lavery de Billy LLP

Friday, October 24, 2014

8:30 – 9:00 Registration and continental breakfast | Sponsored by: Raymond Chabot Inc.

9:00 – 9:15 Opening Remarks and Welcome by Conference Co-Chairs Jean-Yves Simard, Lavery de Billy LLP (, QC) Christian Roy, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP (Quebec, QC)

9:15 – 10:00 A View from the Bench – Annual Judges Panel An informative review of insolvency and how the practice, and practitioners, have evolved, from the perspective of the other side of the bench

Chair: Gerry Apostolatos, Langlois Kronstrom Desjardins (Montreal, QC)

Speakers Hon. Martin Castonguay, Superior Court of Quebec, Coordinator of the Commercial Division of Montreal Hon. Geoffrey B. Morawetz, Superior Court of Justice, Regional Senior Judge for Region Hon. Daniel Dumais, Superior Court of Quebec, Coordinator of the Commercial Division of the district of Quebec

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10:00 – 10:45 Challenges Encompassing Consumer Insolvency Issues Panelists will discuss the upcoming Legislative review of the BIA. They will be addressing recent case law and it’s impact on consumer debtors as it relates to the following topics: • Reaffirmation of debt • Discharge of student loans • Fresh Start principle • Chair: Chantal Gingras, Trustee, Ginsberg, Gingras & Associates (Gatineau, QC)

Speakers: Ian Penney, Trustee, Janes & Noseworthy (St. John’s, NL) Sidney Elbaz, Lawyer, McMillan LLP (Montreal, QC) Andrei Pascu, Lawyer, McMillan LLP (Montreal, QC)

10:45 – 11:00 Morning Refreshment Break |Sponsored by Lawson Lundell LLP

11:00 – 12:30 CBA’S Annual Review of Insolvency and Restructuring from Coast to Coast As one of the perennial staples of this conference since its inception, the « Coast to Coast » update proves each year to be an entertaining and lively debate of cases and issues of note (and occasionally livestock) across Canada

Chair: David Jackson, Taylor, McCaffrey LLP (Winnipeg, MB)

Speakers: Hugh Cameron, Stewart McKelvey (Fredericton, NB) Geneviève Cloutier, Gowlings (Montreal, QC) Frank Spizzirri, Baker McKenzie (Toronto, ON) Kimberley Robertson, Lawson, Lundell LLP (, BC)

12:30 – 14:00 Luncheon |Sponsored by Norton Rose Fulbright

Join us for an honoury toast to Gerry Apostolatos, one of the conference founders, and original chair of the 1st Annual Pan-Canadian Insolvency Conference to be presented by David Jackson, Past - Chair, National Insolvency Section of the CBA

Keynote Speaker: Chantal Hébert, Political Raconteur & columnist

Chantal Hébert is a regular participant in television and radio current affairs shows in French and in English. Prior to taking her position, Chantal Hébert worked as the Montreal correspondent for the Toronto Star from February 1999 to September of the same year. She started her career in 1975 in Toronto working for Radio-Canada television news. She has served as parliamentary bureau chief for La Presse and Le Devoir as well as a parliamentary radio correspondent for Radio-Canada. Chantal Hébert penned her first book, French Kiss: ’s Blind Date with Quebec (Knopf Canada, Feburary 2007), as both a post-mortem of the Canadian federation that died on January 23, 2006, the night of the last federal election, as well as a brilliant examination of our changing political future, one that involves living with Quebec rather than just wooing it. Chantal Hébert is at her savvy and insightful best in French Kiss. No Canadian can

26116.103361.KAR.10834891.1 be truly informed on the subject of Canadian politics without the benefit of her non-partisan commentary. With introduction from Mervyn Abramowitz, Kronis Rotsztain, Margles, Cappel LLP (Toronto, On)

14:00 – 14:45 The Post-Indalex Era: What the insolvency practitioner needs to know Presented jointly with the CBA Pension & Benefits Law Section Our speakers will begin with discussing the practical implications of the decision rendered by the Supreme Court of Canada in Indalex. They will also provide their comments on post – Indalex cases (Grant Forest Products, Aveos and Timminco) as they pertain to pension deemed trusts in an CCAA content.

Chair: Jean Fontaine, Stikeman Elliott LLP (Montreal, QC)

Speakers: Elizabeth M. Brown, Hicks Morley (Toronto, ON) Francois Parent, Lavery de Billy LLP (Montreal, QC) Michael Mazzuca, Koskie Minsky LLP (Toronto, ON)

14:45 – 15:30 Latest Developments South of The Border – The Chapter 11 Reform, presented by the ABI The Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 is the most comprehensive review of business bankruptcy law in the US in more than 40 years. The 20 members of the Commission are among the most prominent in the US and are supported by more than 130 top practitioners, judges and academics serving on advisory committees. The multi-year project will conclude in December 2014 with a report to Congress and the administration. This panel of Commissioners will describe their work and its impact on future bankruptcy practice.

Chair: Peter Reardon, McMillan LLP (Vancouver, B.C.)

Speakers: Robert J. Keach, Bernstein Shur (Portland, Maine) Sheila T. Smith, Deloitte Financial Consulting (Boston, Masaschusetts) Steven Golick, Oslers LLP (Toronto, On)

15:30 – 15:45 Afternoon Refreshment Break |Sponsored by McLean & Kerr LLP

15:45 – 16:30 The Changing Face of Restructuring This panel promises to provide a diverse perspective from the various stakeholders as to how the practice and practicalities of restructuring has evolved in the last decade, and insight into where the business of restructuring may be going

Chair: Terry Czechowskyj, Miles Davison LLP ( AB)

Speakers: Matt Dooley, Senior Project Leader, Industry Canada ( ON) Anne Sonnen, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer, Bank of Montreal (Toronto ON) Raymond Massi, Partner, Richter Advisory Group Inc. (Montreal QC) Diane Winters, General Counsel Justice Canada Tax Litigation (Toronto, On)

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16:30 – 16:45 Closing Remarks and Thank You from the Co-Chairs Jean-Yves Simard, Lavery de Billy LLP (Montreal, QC) Christian Roy, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP (Quebec, QC)

17:00 Closing Cocktail Reception |Sponsored by Stewart McKelvey

Presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Denis St – Onge

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