Michael Rotsztain is a member of our Restructuring & Insolvency Group.
With over 40 years of experience in all areas of insolvency law, Michael brings a wealth of experience to our group. His practice focuses on the restructuring of corporations, including formal proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, out-of-court workouts and refinancing’s. Michael also has extensive experience in court receiverships, bankruptcies and liquidations and in representing parties acquiring or investing in troubled companies.
He acts in a senior advisory capacity for many categories of stakeholders in restructurings and insolvencies, including creditors, investors and purchasers, restructuring corporations, equity holders and official appointees in insolvency proceedings.
Michael has published a number of articles on matters relating to insolvency in Annual Review of Insolvency Law, National Insolvency Review, Commercial Insolvency Reporter and Canadian Bankruptcy Reports. He is also a frequent speaker at seminars and conferences on insolvency and related matters and is a former instructor of Creditors’ and Debtors’ Rights at the Law Society of Upper Canada Bar Admission Course.
He has chaired and served on a number of Insolvency Institute of Canada/Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals working groups on insolvency law reform in Canada.
Michael joined our firm after practicing for many years as a partner at a leading national law firm.
Industry Experience
- Technology
- Communications & Transportation
- Financial institutions & Financial services
- Manufacturing Retail
- Real estate
- Property development
- Mining
- Leisure and Recreation
- Agriculture
Recognition
- Voted by his peers for inclusion in the 2019, 2020, 2021 and 20222 editions of Best Lawyers in Canada© – Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
- Ontario Bar Association Insolvency Law Section – 2014 Murray Klein Award for Excellence – Recognition of combined and consistently demonstrated integrity, decency and selflessness in approach to professional practice in the areas of insolvency and restructuring.
- Chambers & Partners’ Chambers Global: World’s Leading Lawyers for Business, The Client’s Guide, 2009-2013— Leading lawyer in restructuring and insolvency
- Lexpert/Thomson Reuters’ Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 2012— Repeatedly recommended practitioner in insolvency and financial restructuring