Woods LLP

Partner

Sylvain is an insolvency practitioner with close to 40 years of experience representing the full spectrum of stakeholders, including debtors, creditor committees, individual and ad hoc committees of bondholders, boards, CCAA monitors and bankruptcy trustees.

In recent years, his practice has focused on restructuring matters. As a lead insolvency, restructuring and bankruptcy lawyer in Canada, Sylvain has been at the forefront of some of the most prominent cases. A hallmark of his work is his capability to grasp the nuances of the real-time litigation process in the most complex cases. 

Sylvain is is one of the few selected members of the Insolvency Institute of Canada and lectures regularly on insolvency and restructuring issues. Sylvain is currently listed in the Canadian Lexpert® Directory, the insolvency section of Chambers Canada, Who’s Who Legal and Best Lawyers in Canada and has been listed in the Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 in Canada, the Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/ Canada Cross-Border Litigation Lawyers in Canada and Chambers Global.

French, English

Associations 

Quebec Bar  Canadian Bar Association  American Bar Association  Insolvency Institute of Canada 

Professional activities 

 Member of the Quebec committee for the selection of candidates to the Insolvency Institute of Canada (2011-2012)  Member of the Board of Directors of Eicon Networks Corporation (2004-2006) 

Université de Montréal, Law Faculty, Master of Laws (LL.M.), 1986 

Université de Montréal, Law Faculty, Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), 1982