Shayne Kukulowicz LL.B., B.A. (Economics), Partner

Shayne is a partner with Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP and he is the National Co-chair and the former Toronto Chair of the Insolvency and Restructuring Group.

Shayne practises exclusively in insolvency and related commercial litigation, with emphasis on commercial restructuring, receiverships and bankruptcies. He has extensive experience in formal and informal corporate reorganizations, enforcement of security and unsecured creditor remedies.

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Shayne has acted as counsel for the corporate debtor in a number of significant restructurings. He also has acted for secured lenders, banking syndicates and major trade creditors of insolvent entities. Shayne has also represented monitors, receivers and bankruptcy trustees in insolvency proceedings.
Representative Work
Counsel to AVEOS Fleet Performance Inc. in connection with its CCAA proceedings
Counsel to the Ad Hoc Group of First Lien Lenders of Catalyst Paper Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries in their CCAA/Chapter 15 proceedings
Counsel to Tenor Capital Management as interim DIP lender to Crystallex International Corporation in its CCAA /Chapter 15
Trident Exploration Corp. - Canadian Counsel to Trident Exploration Corp. and Trident Resources Corp. in connection with their cross-border CCAA/Chapter 11 restructuring proceedings
Nortel Networks – Canadian Counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Nortel Networks Inc. and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries in the cross-border CCAA/Chapter 11 proceedings
Teaching Roles
Lectured at workshops on various receivership, restructuring and bankruptcy issues
Instructor, Business Law Section, Bar Admission Course
Prior Speaking Engagements
Presenter, "Overview of Bankruptcy/Insolvency: Canada and Cross Border," Continuing Professional Development Bootcamp, November 30, 2011
Presenter, "Current Hot Topics in Insolvency and Restructuring,” Commercial and Restructuring Insight 5th Annual Conference, October 2, 2007
Presenter, “Reconciling the Unique Issues Between Stakeholders in an Auto Parts Insolvency,” The Canadian Institute’s 6th Annual Advanced Insolvency Law & Practice, January 19-20, 2006
Presenter, “The Six-Minute Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyer – Limitation Periods,” The Law Society of Upper Canada, March 2005
Presenter, “Maximizing Realizations in Commercial Insolvencies: Technical Issues and Practical Advice,” Ontario Bar Association, Conference Centre, October 2003
Contact Information
Toronto
+1 416 863 4740
shayne.kukulowicz@fmc-law.com
Year of Call
1990 (Ontario)
Education
University of Western Ontario, LL.B.
Harvard University, B.A. (Economics)
Languages Spoken
English