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Adam M. Slavens

Associate

	Direct: 416.865.7333 Office: Toronto Fax: 416.865.7380 Email: aslavens@torys.com

	Adam is a member of the Corporate and Restructuring and Insolvency Practice Groups.

Practice

Adam Slavens's practice focuses on corporate and restructuring and insolvency law. He specializes in representing major participants and stakeholders in the financial restructurings of distressed companies in out-of-court workouts and refinancings as well as formal proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and arrangements under the Canada Business Corporations Act. Adam's clients include creditors, investors and purchasers, restructuring corporations, equity holders and official court-ordered appointees.

Transactions

Adam has recently been involved in representing

Fairfax Financial Holdings, as debtor-in-possession lender, in the restructuring of AbitibiBowater under the CCAA and Chapter 11
Tricap Partners in the US$1.2 billion recapitalization of Ainsworth Lumber
Brookfield Asset Management in its C$250 million offering of 5.29% notes and US$250 million of 5.80% notes
Alinda Infrastructure Fund in its C$1.7 billion acquisition of UE Waterheater Income Fund
CTVglobemedia in its C$1.7 billion takeover of CHUM
Macquarie Infrastructure Partners in its C$173 acquisition of Halterm Income Fund’s subsidiary Halterm Limited, the operator of a terminal at the Halifax port
Sagecrest in its C$42 million purchase of the Constellation Hotel and the related CCAA proceedings
Viventia Biotech in its restructuring under the CCAA
Milacron in its restructuring under the CCAA and Chapter 11
Destinator Technologies in its restructuring under the CCAA and Chapter 15

Professional Involvement

Before joining Torys, Adam worked as an analyst with a private investment company in Toronto.

Selected Publications and Presentations

Mind the Gap: Protecting Canadian Assets in Cross-Border Insolvencies Under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act
Commercial Insolvency Reporter, vol 22, no. 6 | August 2010

Unsecured Creditors' Remedies
Federated Press, Insolvency Masterclass | March 2010

Beyond Legislative Reform: Intellectual Property Licences Under Canadian Bankruptcy Laws
Commercial Insolvency Reporter, vol. 22, no. 1 | October 2009

Shifting Gears in Cross-Border Insolvencies: From Comity to COMI
Banking & Finance Law Review, vol. 24, no. 1 | September 2008

Directors and Creditors in the "Zone of Insolvency"
National Debtor Creditor Review, vol 22, no. 4 | January 25, 2008

Re Calpine Canada Energy Limited: Revisiting Derivatives under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act
Credit and Banking Litigation, vol. 12, no. 1 | 2007

GMAC Commercial Credit Corporation—Canada v. T.C.T. Logistics Inc.: Interim Receivers and Trustees in Bankruptcy as Successor Employers
Credit and Banking Litigation, vol. 11, no. 2 | 2006

From Blue Range to Androscoggin: Defining Derivatives and Eligible Financial Contracts Under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act
Credit and Banking Litigation, vol. 10, no. 2 | 2005

Selected Media Highlights

March 9, 2011: Torys' work is recognized with M&A Advisor's Turnaround of the Year award and its Healthcare/Life Sciences Sector award

Practice Areas and Industry Groups

Corporate and Capital Markets Equity Infrastructure and Energy IPOs Restructuring and Insolvency

Bar Admissions

Ontario, 2007

Education

LLB, 2006
University of Western Ontario

BA (Business Administration, Honours), 2003
Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario