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Jocelyn Perreault

His practice consists of advising clients on insolvency or potential insolvency or reorganization matters, and representing them in informal workouts, formal restructurings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act or other statutes, receiverships or bankruptcies, or as part of commercial or litigation matters involving insolvency questions. He has represented various parties in such matters: debtor companies, monitors, trustees, receivers, secured creditors, unsecured creditors, creditor groups, purchasers and investors. He has appeared in front of first instance and appellate courts in Quebec and other Canadian provinces and of the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as in France as part of a French insolvency proceeding involving a Canadian client. He has also been involved in special mandates for the World Bank consisting of the review of insolvency and creditors’ rights regimes in foreign jurisdictions. He assists clients with both transactional and litigious aspects as part of insolvency and reorganization proceedings. · McCarthy Tétrault

CanadaInsolvency & Restructuring, Bankruptcy

About

Advises clients on insolvency, potential insolvency and reorganization matters, and represents parties in informal workouts, formal restructurings (including under the CCAA and BIA), receiverships and bankruptcies. Has represented debtor companies, monitors, trustees, receivers, secured and unsecured creditors, creditor groups, purchasers and investors, appearing before first-instance and appellate courts in Quebec and other Canadian provinces, the Supreme Court of Canada, and in a French insolvency proceeding; has also undertaken World Bank mandates reviewing insolvency regimes.

Practice areas

Insolvency & RestructuringBankruptcyCreditors' RightsLitigationCross-Border

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Expertise

Formal restructurings (CCAA, BIA)Workouts and out-of-court reorganizationsReceiverships and bankruptciesRepresentation of monitors, trustees, receivers and creditor groupsCross-border insolvency matters (including France)Insolvency regime review and reform (World Bank mandates)

Education

  • McGill University — B.Com. (Honours in Accounting), 2002
  • McGill University — B.C.L./LL.B., 2006

Admissions

  • Québec Bar, 2007
  • Certified Professional Accountant (CPA) — Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec