Lawyers
Sylvain Vauclair
- Phone514-982-4528
- Email[email protected]
- Profilewoods.qc.ca
Position
Partner
Career
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.
Languages
French, English
Memberships
Associations
Quebec Bar Canadian Bar Association American Bar Association Insolvency Institute of CanadaProfessional 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)Education
Université de Montréal, Law Faculty, Master of Laws (LL.M.), 1986
Université de Montréal, Law Faculty, Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), 1982