Catherine Francis
Partner
Direct Line: (416) 369-4137
Fax Number: (416) 864-9223
Email: cfrancis@mindengross.com
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Practice Area:
Commercial Litigation; Debtor and Creditor Rights; Bankruptcy and Insolvency Litigation
Catherine is a member of our Litigation and Insolvency Groups. Her practice is devoted largely to commercial, real estate, banking and insolvency litigation, which includes claims against accountants, appraisers, other professional advisors, and directors and officers of insolvent or troubled corporations. She has represented debtors, receivers, trustees in bankruptcy and secured and unsecured creditors in numerous proceedings under the
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, Personal Property
Security Act, Business Corporations Act and other commercial and insolvency-related statutes.
Catherine has acted as legal counsel for both debtors and financial institutions in several major "lender liability" proceedings. She has also been involved in a number of high-profile matters which have involved allegations of commercial fraud or other improprieties, and which have required extensive forensic investigations.
Catherine has presented and published various papers and lectures on issues arising in the areas of commercial, banking and insolvency matters. She has served as a member of the Oral Board of Examiners for licensing trustees in bankruptcy.
Law School: University of Toronto
Year of Call: 1987
Year Joined the Firm: 1987 |
Affiliations:
Canadian Bar Association
Law Society of Upper Canada
Board of Examiners for Licensing Trustees in
Bankruptcy
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