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Restructuring/Insolvency

Nationwide - Canada

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Provided by David F W Cohen

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David F. W. Cohen is the national leader of Gowling WLG’s Financial Services Industry Sector Group and a senior practitioner in the firm's Toronto office.

With almost 30 years of experience, David practises in the areas of corporate and commercial financing and restructuring and insolvency law, in both a domestic and cross-border context. He also coordinates the firm's national Distressed M&A practice.

David has transactional experience in sectors ranging from automotive to financial services and from hospitality to telecom. Recent matters include the restructuring of a large agricultural product manufacturer and producer, the liquidation and/or restructuring of a number of large domestic Canadian retail chains and restructurings of mining businesses and oil and gas producers.

David was a visiting instructor in bankruptcy law at Osgoode Hall Law School for five years.

He has also been recognized in Chambers Global, The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, The Best Lawyers™ in Canada and the Legal 500 Canada.

Career

Year of Call: 1992 – Ontario

Professional Memberships

Global President of the Turnaround Management Association (2016)

Global Chair of the Turnaround Management Association (2017)

Past Chair of the Canadian Bar Association Bankruptcy Section

American Bar Association

American Bankruptcy Institute

Association for Corporate Growth

CFA

Contributions

Latest contributions provided by David F W Cohen

Global Practice Guide
David F. W. Cohen
Clifton Prophet
Virginie Gauthier
Thomas Gertner
Kate Yurkovich
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David F. W. Cohen, Clifton Prophet, Virginie Gauthier, Thomas Gertner, Kate Yurkovich
Article • Oct 2023

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