Jules N. Berman, Q.C.

Partner

Direct Line: (416) 369-4122
Fax Number: (416) 864-9223
Email: jberman@mindengross.com

Practice Area:

Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Debt Restructuring; Financial Reorganization; Debtor and Creditor Rights;

Jules is a senior member of our Corporate/Commercial and Insolvency Group. The major portion of Jules' practice is devoted to the resolution of problems dealing with insolvent or debt ridden corporations. This involves representing creditors, both secured and unsecured; landlords; employees and affected stakeholders. These services are usually provided in connection with formal restructuring processes utilizing the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, The Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, The Winding-Up and Restructuring Act, The Income Tax Act and related statutes.

Jules graduated from the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall and was called to the Bar in 1959. He was appointed as Queens Counsel in 1978 and is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, International Bar Association, Metropolitan Toronto Law Association and Law Society of Upper Canada and currently is a member of its Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law Specialty Committee. He has prepared and presented papers to and lectured extensively at conferences held by the Law Society of Upper Canada, Canadian Bar Association, Ontario Bar Association, Canadian Insolvency Association, International Council of Shopping Centers, Superintendent of Bankruptcy and various professional seminars. Topics of these papers and presentations include:

management of secured debt in distress,
position of landlord and tenant under Bankruptcy Law,
considerations in conveying assets by Receiver/Manager,
considerations on sale purchase of business in receivership,
international asset tracing,
financing and securing commercial loans,
dealing with equitable subordination,
equitable set-off,
eligible financial contracts,
issues regarding appeals from decisions approving receivership sales,
money laundering,
recent developments in insolvency law,
enforcement,
restructuring and receivership RE: bad loans,
problem loans,
A Practical Guide to the Complexities of Enforcement,
problems in asset protection,
considerations in the submission of a proposal,
debtor's response to secured creditors' demand for payment,
lender's environmental concerns,
recent developments in insolvency caselaw,
creative receiverships,
guarantees, and
emerging applications for restructuring.

Martindale-Hubbell rates Jules as Legal Ability Rating "A" (from Very High to Pre-eminent) and General Ethical Standard Rating "V" (Very High). Lexpert states that Jules is repeatedly recommended as a leading practitioner in insolvency and financial restructuring.

Law School: Osgoode Hall Law School
Year of Call: 1959
Year Joined the Firm: 1982

Affiliations:

Canadian Bar Association
Law Society of Upper Canada
Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association
International Bar Association