Practice focused primarily in the areas of bankruptcy and insolvency law, commercial litigation, international litigation, and commercial disputes. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1981. Proficient in French.
Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian Bar Association; American Bar Association; Union internationale des avocats.
Bob lives in mid-town Toronto with his wife and youngest daughter. His hobbies are playing jazz, rock and blues music on flute and piano, chess, bridge, tennis and canoe tripping.
Seminar: Seminar and Presentation on Bankruptcy and Support Enforcement, to the staff of the Ontario Family Responsibility Office (FRO), Toronto, December 2014.
Paper: Bankruptcy vs. Pensions and RRSPs in Family Law, presented to a LSUC conference on Understanding Pensions in Family Law, Toronto, October 2014.
Paper: Bankrupt Tort Victims: Effect of the 4th Dimension, presented in February, 2014 at the 10th Annual Review of Insolvency Law, Vancouver; published in 2013 Annual Review of Insolvency Law, pp. 785 - 804 (Janis P. Sarra, ed., 2014, Carswell).
Paper: Administration of Insolvent Estates, presentation to the Estates and Trusts section of the Ontario Bar Association, Annual Institute,Toronto, February 2014.
Speaking Tour: Bankruptcy/Family Law Update, for the Canadian Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Professionals, 2013 Insolvency and Restructuring Forum (Winnipeg, Vancouver, Toronto, Halifax), May 2013.
Paper: The Effect of Bankruptcy on Property Rights on Separation, presented to a Law Society of Upper Canada conference on Property Issues in Family Law, Toronto, March 2013.
Paper: Bankruptcy and Family Property Claims, presented to The 2013 Family Law Conference hosted by the Manitoba Bar Association Family Law Section, the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench Family Division Judges and The Law Society of Manitoba, Winnipeg, March 2013.
Paper: Bankruptcy-Proofing the Agreement, presented to an Osgoode Hall Professional Development conference on The 5th Annual Guide to Negotiating, Challenging and Drafting Domestic Contracts, Toronto, January 2013.
Interview on the Pattie Lovett-Reid Show on the subject of Alternatives to Personal Bankruptcy, on CTV News Channel, October 9 2012.
Paper: Debt and Family Law, presentation to the 6th Annual Kingston and the 1000 Islands Legal Conference, Gananoque, Ontario, September 2012.
Paper: Game Changers, presentation to an Osgoode Hall Professional Development conference on Recent Developments and Complex Issues in Property and Equalization, Toronto, April 2012.
Paper: Case Comment: Schreyer v. Schreyer, presented at the 9th Annual Review of Insolvency Law Conference, Vancouver, February 2012; published in Annual Review of Insolvency Law, 2011, Janis P. Sarra, ed. (2012, Carswell), pp. 269-279.
Paper: Debt and Family Law, to a National Judicial Institute conference on Financial and Property Issues in Family Law, Toronto, February 2012.
Paper: Bankruptcy-Proofing the Agreement: The Effect of Bankruptcy on Separation Agreements, presented to an Osgoode Hall Professional Development conference on The 4th Annual Guide to Negotiating, Challenging and Drafting Domestic Contracts, Toronto, January 2012.
Presentation: The Ethics of Creditor Proofing, presented to the 2011 Isaac Pitblado Lectures, sponsored by the Law Society of Manitoba, the Manitoba Bar Association and the University of Manitoba Faculty of Law, Winnipeg, November 2011.
Article: Case Comment on Schreyer v. Schreyer, in the Ontario Bar Association Insolvency Newsletter, October 2011.
Paper: Administration of Insolvent Estates, to two Law Society of Upper Canada conferences on Estate Administration, Toronto, September and October 2011.
Presentation: Presentation on Debt and Family Law in Moncton, New Brunswick and Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, on behalf of A.C. Poirier & Associates, July 2011.
Paper: Fixed, or All Messed Up? The Impact of Bankruptcy on Equalization of Pensions and RRSP's, to the Hamilton Law Association, Hamilton, Ont., May 2011.
Paper: Bankruptcy-Proofing the Agreement: The Effect of Bankruptcy on Separation Agreements, to an Osgoode Hall Professional Development conference on Domestic Contracts, Toronto, January 2011.
Appeal: Argument before the Supreme Court of Canada, as the appellant wife's co-counsel, on the appeal of Schreyer v. Schreyer, November 9 2010, dealing with a wife's right to seek equalization, despite the husband's bankruptcy, against his homestead property that is exempt under Manitoba law. Robert Klotz's argument before the court can be viewed on the Supreme Court Webcast from minute 42:50 to 1:02:50, and on Reply from minute 2:09:40 to 2:24:40 .
Paper: What's New in Bankruptcy?, to a Law Society of Upper Canada conference on The Six Minute Debtor-Creditor and Insolvency Lawyer, Toronto, October 2010.
Paper: Spousal Support and Bankruptcy, to an Ontario Bar Association conference on Bread and Butter Issues in Family Law, Toronto, September 2010.
Paper: 2010 Personal Bankruptcy Update, to a BDO Dunwoody Professional Development Conference, Toronto, June 2010.
Paper: A Judicial Guide to Personal Bankruptcy - Nova Scotia, to the judiciary of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, National Judicial Institute, Halifax, May 2010.
Paper: Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Law for the Ontario Family Lawyer, Kitchener-Waterloo Law Association, Kitchener, April 2010.
Paper: Bankruptcy and Estates Law, to the 2010 Ontario Bar Association Annual Institute, Estates Section, Toronto, February 2010.
Paper: Creditor Attack Against Separation Agreements, to an Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development Conference on Challenging Domestic Contracts, Toronto, January 2010.
Paper: A Judicial Primer on Personal Bankruptcy - British Columbia, to the judiciary of the British Columbia Supreme Court, National Judicial Institute, Vancouver, November 2009.
Paper: Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Law from an Ontario Family Law Perspective, to the Thunder Bay Law Association, Thunder Bay, Ontario, October 2009.
Paper: Panel discussion on Means Testing at the INSOL International 8th World Quadrennial Congress, Vancouver, B.C., June 2009.
Presentation: Bankruptcy and Estates - A Sketch, to the Canadian Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, 11th National Conference, Toronto, June 2009.
Presentation: Panel discussion on The Legal Ethics of Creditor-Proofing, to an Osgoode Hall Law School conference on Setting Up and Knocking Down Asset Protection Structures, Toronto, June 2009.
Paper: Wading into Bankruptcy in a Matrimonial Dispute, to the 2009 Law Society of Upper Canada Family Law Summit, Toronto, June 2009.
Paper: Preventive Planning against Business Failure to a U.J.A. conference on Financial, Tax and Estate Planning in Difficult Economic Times, Toronto, June 2009.
Panel discussion on the significant rise in Canadian bankruptcy filings, on BNN cable television news, May 13 2009.
Interview on the subject of personal bankruptcy, BNN cable television news, March 20 2009.
Presentation: The Interplay Between Bankruptcy and Estates Law, to a lunchtime meeting of the Trusts and Estates section of the Ontario Bar Association, February 2009.
Paper: Undervalued Transactions and Preferences, to the 2009 Ontario Bar Association Annual Institute, Insolvency Section program on "The 2008 Amendments to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act: What You Need to Know", February 2009.
Seminar: Bankruptcy and Family Law for New Brunswick Lawyers, presented on behalf of A. C. Poirier & Associates Inc., Trustees in Bankruptcy, in Fredericton, N.B., November 2008.
Paper: Duelling Courts and Duelling Conceptions: Resolving Conflicts between Bankruptcy and Family Law, presented to the 2008 All Courts Nova Scotia Education Seminar for the judiciary in Halifax, N.S., November 2008.
Presentation: Bankrupt Estates, presented jointly with Barry Corbin to the Law Society of Upper Canada 11th Annual Estates and Trusts Summit, Toronto, November 2008.
Paper: Sexually Transmitted Debt, to the 2008 Annual Conference of the Federation of Law Societies, Deerhurst Inn, Muskoka, July 2008; published at 27 Cdn. Fam. L.Q. 245 (Fall 2008).
Paper: Selected Debtor-Creditor Issues in Family Law to the 2008 Law Society of Upper Canada Family Law Summit, Toronto, June 2008.
Speaking Tour: New and Evolving Issues in Bankruptcy/Family Law, to the Canadian Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Professionals, 2008 Annual Education Conference (Calgary, Vancouver, Halifax, Toronto, Montréal, Winnipeg), May 2008.
Paper: New RRSP Exemption and Surplus Income Provisions of the BIA, to a Law Society of Upper Canada conference, The 6-Minute Debtor-Creditor & Insolvency Lawyer, Toronto, April 2008.
Publication: Annotation on Bukvic v. Bukvic, in 46 Reports of Family Law (6th) 145, April 2008.
Radio interview on the subject of creditor protection, on Toronto Talks, an internet radio show on ThatRadio.com, March 2008.
Testimony: Testimony in Ottawa before the Canadian Senate, Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce, February 2008, regarding personal insolvency reform (RRSP exemption, undervalued transactions and preferences and their effect on separation agreements, surplus income, and discharge of student loans).
Paper: Creditors vs. Constructive Trusts, to an Ontario Bar Association conference on Constructive Trusts, Toronto, October 2007.
Paper: Trust Busting, to an Ontario Bar Association program on Trusts, Trustees and Trusteeships, Toronto, September 2007.
Paper: Bankruptcy and Debtor Creditor Law for the Manitoba Family Court Judge to the Manitoba Queen's Bench judiciary; and A Tour of Bankruptcy Law from a Manitoba Family Law Perspective to the Law Society of Manitoba, Winnipeg, September 2007.
Paper: Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Law for the Ontario Matrimonial Court Judge to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Northeast and Northwest Judicial Regions Annual Meeting, The Inn at Manitou, McKellar, Ontario, June 2007.
Paper: Bankruptcy for the Saskatchewan Matrimonial Court Judge, to a National Judicial Institute conference, Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan Education Seminar, for the Queen's Bench judiciary, in Waskesiu, Saskatchewan, June 2007.
Article: Commentary: Bankruptcy reforms deeply flawed in context of family law, in The Lawyers Weekly, May 2007.
Paper: A Family Law Tour of Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Legislation, to the 2007 Law Society of Upper Canada Family Law Summit, Toronto, May 2007.
Paper: A Tour of Bankruptcy Law from a B.C. Family Law Perspective, Vancouver Insolvency Discussion Group and B.C. Bar Association Insolvency Section meeting, Vancouver, April 2007.
Chair: Personal Insolvency As It Affects ..., Ontario Bar Association conference, Toronto, April 2007.
Paper: Canadian Personal Insolvency Reform and Some Interesting Australian Innovations, at the Canadian Insolvency Foundation annual conference in Montréal, Québec, March 2007.
Article: Avoiding Sexually Transmitted Debts, published in 21 Nat'l Creditor Debtor Rev. 49 (January 2007).
Seminar Presentation: Piercing the Corporate Veil and Applying S. 160 of the Income Tax Act, to the staff of Mintz & Partners Inc., November 2006.
Paper: Bankrupt Parties, to the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association 2006 Fall Conference on The Complete Tort Lawyer, October 2006; published in 32 The Advocates' Quarterly 393 (2007).
Seminar Presentation: A Bankruptcy Primer for the Family Law Office, to the lawyers of Legal Aid Ontario, October 2006.
Program Chair: Fighting Fraud Through the Courts, continuing legal education program presented at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Bar Association, St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, August 2006.
Paper: 2006 Personal Insolvency Roundup: Greatest Hits of 2005, in St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, to the Annual Conference of the Canadian Bar Association, August 2006; in Winnipeg and Toronto, to the Annual Insolvency and Restructuring Forum, Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals, May 2006; published in 21 National Creditor-Debtor Review 13 (June 2006).
Article: Bankruptcy Reform and Family Law: A Plea for Lobbying Assistance, published in 21/6 Money & Family Law 42 (June 2006).
Article: Appeals from Disallowance: The Danger of Filing an Undetailed Proof of Claim, published in 21 National Creditor-Debtor Review 9 (March 2006).
Presentation and Panelist at a joint conference on Bankruptcy Reform of the Ontario Bar Association and the Ontario Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals, February 2006.
Speech on Bankruptcy and Family Law to the Family Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association, February 2006.
Paper: Debt and Insolvency on Marriage Breakdown, in Moncton, New Brunswick, to the New Brunswick Bar Association Mid-Winter Meeting, February 2006.
Paper: Bankruptcy for the Matrimonial Court Judge, to a National Judicial Institute Conference on Family Law: Financial and Property Issues, Ottawa, February 2006.
Paper: Bankruptcy and Family Law: A Critique of Recent Decisions, presented to the National Conference of Bankruptcy Registrars, Calgary, Alberta, November 2005.
Article: Bankruptcy/Family Law Statutory Reform, published in The Lawyers Weekly, November 2005.
Testimony: Testimony in Ottawa on behalf of the Canadian Bar Association on the personal insolvency aspects of Bill C-55, the insolvency reform bill, before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Natural Resources, Science and Technology, November 2005.
Paper: Non-Provable Claims that Survive Bankruptcy, published in 20 National Creditor-Debtor Review 39 (2005); previously presented to a Law Society of Upper Canada conference on The Six Minute Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyer, March 2005.
Paper: Restructuring the Disintegrating Family Unit at the Pan-Canadian Conference on Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Restructuring Law, Canadian Bar Association, Québec City, September 2005.
Panelist: Panelist and speaker on Personal Insolvency at the 2005 Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals, Kelowna, B.C., August 2005.
Article: Case Comment on Hudjik, Re, published in 10 Canadian Bankruptcy Reports (5th) 42 (2005)
Lecture: Unsecured Creditors, Ontario Bar Admissions Course, June 2005.
Speech: Ethics and Leadership, Emerging Global Leadership Retreat for High School Students, York University, May 2005.
Article: Feminization of Poverty in Debtor-Creditor Law, published in 11/2 Voices 7, journal of the Feminist Analysis section of the Ontario Bar Association, and in 20 National Creditor-Debtor Review 1, March 2005.
Paper: Setting Aside Pre-Separation Transfers, to a Law Society of Upper Canada conference on Family Law for Estate Practitioners, March 2005; published in 20 National Creditor-Debtor Review 20 (2005).
Paper and Speech: Selected Issues in Bankruptcy and Family Law, to the Annual Conference of Bankruptcy Registrars, Québec City, November 2004.
Paper: A Bankruptcy Primer for Family Lawyers, to the Ontario Bar Association, Family Law Section, Family Law 101, October 2004; and to a workshop on Bankruptcy and Family Law for BDO Dunwoody LLP, Missisauga, November 2004.
Paper: Avoiding Sexually Transmitted Debts, to the Professional Women's Symposium Association, Oakville, October 2004.
Workshop: Workshop on Bankruptcy and Family Law for BDO Dunwoody, Trustee in Bankruptcy, Belleville, June 2004; for Fontaine & Associates, Trustee in Bankruptcy, Sudbury, June 2004.
Paper: An International Look at Bankruptcy and Family Law, to the Fourth International Bankruptcy Symposium, hosted by Stetson University College of Law, Montréal, June 2004; published in 19 National Creditor-Debtor Review 25 (2004).
Workshop: Presentation of a two-day workshop on The Interplay Between Insolvency and Family Law, to the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy, Edmonton, May 2004; Winnipeg, January 2004; Toronto, November 2003.
Presentation: Sexually Transmitted Debts and Other Feminist Theories on Debt, to the Feminist Analysis section of the Ontario Bar Association, Toronto, April 2004, reviewed in the section's newsletter, 11/1 Voices 14 (October 2004).
Presentation: Bankruptcy and Family Law in British Columbia, to the B.C. Insolvency Discussion Group, Vancouver, February 2004.
Paper: Bankruptcy Reform: 2004, to the Ontario Bar Association, Annual Institute, January 2004.
Article: Myth or Reality: If your ex-spouse fails to pay for debts he/she acquired while you were married, his/her creditors cannot come after you for payment, in Divorce Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 2, December 2003.
Paper: Four Questions on Bankruptcy and Family Law to the Law Society of Upper Canada, conference on The Six Minute Family Lawyer, December 2003.
Presentation: Bankruptcy and Family Law: Case Studies, Peel Law Association, Brampton, November 2003 (Part 1), February 2004 (Part 2).
Paper: Family Law Receiverships, Ontario Bar Association, October 2003, Conference on Hide and Seek: Playing the Game to Find, Secure and Enforce Your Client's Equalization Entitlement.
Paper: Dividing the Pension when a Spouse Becomes Bankrupt, Lincoln County Law Association, September 2003; Hamilton Law Association, June 2003.
Paper: Piercing the Corporate Veil, Peel Law Association program on the Six Minute Civil Litigator, Brampton, September 2003.
Submission: Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce, proposing five amendments to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act in the subject area of bankruptcy and family law, published in 18 National Creditor Debtor Review 39 (September 2003). The Senate Committee's report, Review of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the CCAA, released in November, 2003, adopted all five proposals (pp. 112-116 of the PDF file, pp. 82 - 86 of the print version).
Article: The Tax Collector's Fraudulent Conveyance Remedy: ITA S. 160, published in 18 National Creditor Debtor Review 24 (June 2003).
Testimony: Testimony in Ottawa before the Canadian Senate, Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce, June 2003, regarding personal insolvency reform (discharge of student loans, RRSP exemption, international insolvency, reaffirmation).
Speaking Tour: Improper Pre-Bankruptcy Transactions, May-June 2003, Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals, 2003 Annual Conference (Halifax, Toronto, Montreal)
Paper: Law Society of Upper Canada, Conference on "The Six-Minute Debtor-Creditor Lawyer", April 2003.
Presentation: RRSP's and Creditor Protection, Canadian Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, January 2003.
Paper: Creditors vs. The Spouse, Law Society of Upper Canada, December 2002; Canadian Bar Association - Nova Scotia, Halifax, March 2001;
Paper: Greatest Hits: The Top 40 Personal Insolvency Cases of 2001, Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals, Annual Forum, May 2002, published in 17 National Creditor Debtor Review 39 (September 2002).
Paper: Protecting the Fractured Family from its Creditors, Ontario Bar Association, May 2002; Manitoba Bar Association Mid-Winter Meeting, Winnipeg, February 2002; Lincoln County Bar Association, Thorold, January 2002; National Judicial Institute, Toronto, December 2001.
Paper: Discussion Paper on International Personal Insolvency, Federal Personal Insolvency Task Force, published in 16 National Creditor Debtor Review 41 (September 2001).
Speaking Tour: Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Family Law, May-June 2001, Canadian Insolvency Practitioners Association, 2001 Annual Conference (Calgary, Vancouver, Halifax, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montréal); Canadian Bar Association, Family Law Section, May 2001, Vancouver. French version of this paper: Faillite, insolvabilité et droit familial. See an excerpt from Robert Klotz's speech on the subject of the interaction between bankruptcy and family law, given on June 24 2001 in Montreal.
Paper: Constructive Trusts in Insolvency, Ontario Bar Association, Conference on The Magic of Constructive Trusts, April 2001; Canadian Bar Association Annual Conference, Halifax, August 2000.
Journal: First issue of the National Creditor-Debtor Review under Robert Klotz's editorship, March 2001.
Discussion Paper: RRSP Exemption in Bankruptcy, Personal Insolvency Task Force, January 2001; published in 16 National Creditor Debtor Rev. 12 (2001).
Chapter: Ontario Judges' Electronic Benchbook - Bankruptcy Chapter, July 2000.
Article: Collecting the Bill from the Matrimonial Client: The Family Lawyer as Creditor, The Lawyer's Weekly, April 28 2000.
Article: Who Gets the Bankrupt's Pre-Bankruptcy Earnings?, published in 15 Canadian Bankruptcy Reports (4th) 153 (2000).
Article: Who is a Spouse?, March 2000, BI-Lines, CBA National Insolvency Section Publication.
Paper: What's Happening in Bankruptcy/Family Law?, published in 10 Canadian Bankruptcy Reports (4th) 164 (1999); presented to the Canadian Bar Association Annual Institute, January 1999; Canadian Insolvency Practitioners Association, October 1998.
Case Comment: When Has the Property Been Divided?, 9 Canadian Bankruptcy Reports (4th) 175 (1999).
Chair: Bankruptcy and Insolvency Reform: One Year After, Canadian Bar Association Annual Conference, St. John's, Newfoundland, August 1998.
Paper: The Interaction of Matrimonial and Bankruptcy Law in the Contemporary Canadian Environment: Focus on Priorities, Conference on the Contemporary Challenges of Consumer Bankruptcy in a Comparative Context, University of Toronto, August 1998.
Speech: How to Handle Crises in International Law: "I Want my Jet Engines Back", Ontario Bar Association, June 1998.
Speech: Bankruptcy and Family Law Case Studies, Sudbury, April 1998; Newmarket, June 1998.
Testimony: Testimony in Ottawa before the Canadian Senate, Standing Committee on National Finance, regarding the pending student loan bankruptcy amendment, Bill C-36, June 1998 (enacted on June 18 1998 as S.C. 1998, c. 21).
Panelist: Consumer Bankruptcy Reform: Mediation, Industry Canada Information Sessions, Hamilton and Toronto, April 1998.
Article: Pitfalls and Pointers in High Debt Cases, 15 Canadian Family Law Quarterly 187 (1998); presented in Toronto to the National Judicial Institute, February 1998; in Banff to the Legal Education Society of Alberta, April 1997; in Saskatoon at the Midwinter Conference of the Canadian Bar Association - Saskatchewan, February 1997; in Toronto at the Annual Institute of the Ontario Bar Association, January 1997; and in Ottawa at the National Conference of the Federation of Law Societies, July 1996.
Article: Supreme Court of Canada Adds a New Wrinkle, in BDO Limited News, Issue 97-1; and in OBA Insolvency News, Vol. 13/2, January 1998.
Chair: Practical Problems in Priorities, Insight, November 1997.
Paper: Creditors in Family Law Cases, Annual Meeting of the Ontario Court of Justice (General Division), Toronto, October 1997.
Panelist: Bankruptcy Roundtable, Canadian Insolvency Practitioners Association Annual Conference, Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, September 1997; Toronto, October 1997.
Speech: Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Canada, U.S. conference of industry executives, Cincinatti, Ohio, August 1997; Council of Great Lakes Governors, Toronto, November 1997.
Chair: New UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency, and Paper: Developments in Cross-Border Insolvencies: A Canadian Perspective, Annual Conference, Union Internationale des Avocats, Philadelphia, September 1997
Chair: Entangled in Bankruptcy, and Paper: High Tech Insolvencies, Canadian Bar Association Annual Meeting, Ottawa, August 1997.
Observer: Participated as Observer on behalf of the Union Internationale des Avocats at the U.N. Commission on International Trade Law conference on the Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency, January 1997, New York.
Testimony: Testimony in Ottawa before the Canadian House of Commons, Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, on the Submission of the Canadian Bar Association regarding the pending bankruptcy reform legislation, Bill C-5, September 1996; Testimony before the Canadian Senate, Committee on Banking and Finance, December 1996.
Speech: PPSA vs. BIA: The Giffen Case, Ontario Bar Association, 1996.
Chair: Insolvency Down Under, Ontario Bar Association, 1996.
Paper: International Insolvency Reform Comes to Canada, Canadian Bar Association Annual Conference, Vancouver, 1996.
Paper: Debt in Family Law, Federation of Law Societies National Conference, Ottawa, 1996.
Publication: Guide to Canadian Business Law from an International Perspective, presented at the fourth annual Klotz Associates seminar on Canadian Law for Foreign Consuls and Trade Commissioners (by invitation), 1996.
Chair: Practical Strategies for Debt Collection and Recovery, and Paper: Using the Law to Protect Creditors' Rights, Insight and Globe & Mail Conference, Toronto, 1996.
Speech: How an Amendment Came to Be, Ontario Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Toronto, 1996.
Article: New Support Enforcement Remedy When Payor Becomes Bankrupt, 16 R.F.L. (4th) 214 (1996).
Paper: Effect of Foreign Insolvency Orders in Canada, Ontario Bar Association Annual Institute, International Section, 1996.
Paper: Unpaid Suppliers and Trade Creditors: No Longer at the Bottom (But Nowhere near the Top), Insight conference on Priorities, 1993 and 1995.
Paper: Judicial Challenges in Bankruptcy/Family Law, National Judicial Institute, Vancouver, 1995; Toronto, 1994.
Paper and Video Presentation: The Canadian Experience in Consumer Bankruptcy Reform, New Zealand Credit & Finance Institute, Conference on Alternatives to Bankruptcy, Auckland, New Zealand, 1995.
Paper: Protective Planning against Business Failure, Law Society of Upper Canada, Conference on Family-Owned Businesses, 1995; International Bar Association, Committee on Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises, New Orleans, 1993; Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ottawa and Toronto, 1991.
Speech: Common Pitfalls in Bankruptcy/Family Law, Lincoln County Law Association, 1995; Ontario Bar Association Family Law Section, 1995; Simcoe County Law Association, 1994.
Lecture Series: Matrimonial Disputes in Bankruptcy Court (or Bankruptcy Bombshell Makes Mess out of Matrimonial Matter), 1995, cross-Canada speaking tour for the Canadian Insolvency Practitioners Association (Halifax, Vancouver, Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg)
Paper: Update on Unpaid Supplier Protection, OBA/Ontario Insolvency Practitioners Association Conference on "Priorities in the '90's", 1995.
Chair: Conference on Cost-Effective Debt Collection and Recovery, Canadian Institute, 1995; Paper: Debtor- Creditor Law: A Potpourri, in Debt Collection and Recovery (Canadian Institute: Toronto, 1995)
Submission: Limited Provability of Support Arrears, Submission of the Canadian Bar Association to the Honourable Minister John Manley, unanimously approved, 1995 C.B.A. midwinter meeting, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
Chair: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Meets Insolvency, Ontario Bar Association, 1994.
Paper: Proving Foreign Law in Canadian Courts, in 1 Canadian International Lawyer 8 (1995), presented at the International Bar Association, New Orleans, 1993.
Chair: Professional Bankruptcies and Proposals, Ontario Bar Association, 1994.
Paper: Banks vs. Spouses, International Bar Association, Melbourne, Australia, 1994.
Speech: Canadian Progress Toward Insolvency Reform, Canadian Bar Association Annual Conference, 1994.
Paper: Brief to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Advisory Committee: Limited Provability of Support Arrears, 1994.
Paper: International Treatment of Reorganizations, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Advisory Committee, Working Group on International Insolvency, 1994.
Paper: Spousal Rights vs. Creditors' Rights to the Matrimonial Home, CBA Annual Institute, 1994.
Paper and Lecture: Bankruptcy and Family Law - Problems and Solutions, published in Law Society of Upper Canada Special Lectures 1993 (Toronto: Carswell, 1994).
Paper: Getting Paid in International Sales Transactions, International Bar Association, Committee on International Sales Transactions, New Orleans, 1993.
Paper: Creditor Proofing, Insight Conference on Buying and Selling a Business, 1993.
Program Chair: Impact of International Conventions in Canadian Courts, Canadian Bar Association Annual Conference, International Section, Quebec City, 1993.
Editor and Speech: Liquidation Proceedings in Venezuela, Third National Institute on Multinational Commercial Insolvency, American Bar Association, 1993.
Paper: Suppliers' Obligation to Supply in Commercial Reorganizations, 1993.
Paper: Litigating International Insolvencies, Canadian Institute Conference on Insolvency Litigation, March 1993, and Moderator: International Insolvencies, OBA International Section, 1992.
Paper: The Effect of Bankruptcy on Property and Equalization Claims, Law Society of Upper Canada, 1992.
Paper: Bankruptcy Issues in Family Law, 14 Advocates' Quarterly 18 (1992). Presented to the Hamilton Bar Association, 1993; Advocates' Society Annual Conference, Niagara on the Lake, 1992; Canadian Bar Association Annual Institute, Family Law Update, 1992; Canadian Insolvency Association Annual Seminar, Toronto, 1991; and Canadian Bar Association Annual Institute, Emerging Issues in Insolvency Law, 1991.
Paper: Protection of Unpaid Suppliers under Canada's New Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, 21 Canadian Business Law Journal 161 (1992). Also in French, La Protection des fournisseurs impayes sous le regime de la nouvelle loi Canadienne sur la faillite et l'insolvabilite. Presented at a Law Society Conference on "Unsecured Creditors: How to Get Paid", 1992; Consumer and Corporate Affairs Canada Information Sessions, Toronto and Hamilton, 1992; International Bar Association, International Sales Committee, Cannes, France, 1992; joint Law Society of Upper Canada and Canadian Bar Association conference on Bankruptcy Reform, 1992.
Paper: High Tech Insolvencies, International Bar Association, Committee on Computer and Technology Law, Cannes, France, 1992; Canadian Bar Association, 1991; Toronto Computer Lawyers Group, 1991.
Article: Wrestling with Pensions, Bankruptcy and Family Law, 9 Canadian Family Law Quarterly 189 (1992).
Article: Creditors versus the Spouse, 7/7 Money and Family Law 49 (1992).
Chapter Text: Commercial Reorganizations and Debtor's Rights, Bar Admissions Reference Material, Law Society of Upper Canada, 1992.
Paper: Direct Effects of EEC Law, 1992.
Conference Chair: Pandora's Box of Insolvency, Canadian Bar Association Annual Institute, 1992.
Paper: Public Policy in International Commercial Arbitration, 1992.
Speech: Agents and Distributors in International Trade: Ins, Outs and Angles, co-presenter, Hong Kong Canada Business Association, 1991.
Article and Speech: Pitfalls of Doing Business Abroad, co-author, published in ARIDO, 1991; Hong Kong Canada Business Association, 1990.
Conference Chair: Partnership Disputes - Tactics and Techniques to Avert Tragedy, and Paper: Third Party Liability Issues on Partnership Breakup, Law Society of Upper Canada, 1991.
Paper: Contract and Tort Liability in the International Sale of Goods, International Bar Association, Hong Kong, 1991.
Government Study: Comparative Distribution of Government Housing Responsibilities in Six Industrialized Nations - Constitutional and Legislative Framework, prepared for International Relations Division, Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corp., co-authored with Clayton Research Associates, 1991.
Paper: Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction in Securities Enforcement, 1991.
Article: Enforcing Judgments against Foreign States, in 2/1 Suing Foreign States 12 (1991).
Paper: Enforcement of Foreign Tax Claims, 1990.
Paper: Techniques and Developments in International Bankruptcy Cooperation, International Bar Association, New York, 1990.
Paper: Injury Determination in Canadian Dumping Cases: Issues and Inadequacies, 1990.
Article: Who is Liable for Company Debts?, Canadian Credit & Financial Journal, Autumn 1989.
Article: Model International Insolvency Cooperation Act, China's Bankruptcy Laws and Proposed Revisions to Canada's Bankruptcy Act, in INSOL, Vol. 1/1 (1989), co-author.
Article: Hong Kong Basic Law, co-author, in Importweek, 86/16, October 1988; excerpted in The International Tax Advisor, Vol 4, June 1989.
Paper: Legislation Affecting Sale, Agency and Distributorship in Canada (also in Spanish, Legislacion Respecto a Ventas, Mediacion y Distribucion en el Canada), International Bar Association, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1988.
Article: New Ontario Personal Property Security Act, Canadian Credit and Financial Journal, Fall 1988.
Article: Canada - U.S. Free Trade, co-author, Canadian Credit and Financial Journal, Summer 1988.