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Fast Facts
Called to the Bar
Ontario – 1971
Law School
Osgoode Hall Law School LLB, 1969
LLM (Business), 1977
Undergraduate
McMaster University, 1964 BA
Areas of Practice
Business Practices
Financial Services
Memberships
Canadian Bar Association
Law Society of Upper Canada
InSol International
American Bar Association
Turnaround Management Association.
American Bankruptcy Institute
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Prior to joining Shibley Righton, Arthur has practiced as a senior partner with Toronto-based domestic and international law firms. He is now a member of the Business Law Practice Group and Financial Services Group of Shibley Righton, LLP.
Over the past 30 years, Arthur’s practice has involved him in numerous corporate and commercial law activities with an extensive emphasis on major corporate restructuring, liquidations, acquisitions and corporate and real estate asset acquisitions, financial restructurings and liquidations within the financial services, real estate development, retail, manufacturing and hospitality sectors for both domestic and cross-border transactions.
During the past several years, Arthur has also advised clients and facilitated transactions in the United Kingdom, United States, France, Germany, Kuwait, Iran, Greece and the Pacific Run, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and the People Republic of China with respect to their business affairs in Canada. These engagements were from a variety of commercial, financial, real estate and service organizations.
Arthur was instrumental in the acquisitions and financing in Canada by a Hong Kong Financial Group of two major four-star hotels in the Toronto area. He has also acted for Canada’s largest retail farm co-operative and a number of Korea and Pacific Rim manufacturers of high-end electronic components and other entertainment products distributed in Canada.
American asset-based acquisition and financial institutions in the distressed security market have also been major clients. Arthur has substantial experience in financial institutional and regulatory matters involving correspondent banking and money laundering activities. He has testified before the United States Senate Correspondent Banking Hearing (Levin Committee).
He has also been involved in a large number of corporate/commercial actions and transactions including shareholder disputes and implementation of buy/sell obligations, negotiations on behalf of Canadian investors in foreign transactions, and financing of residential apartment block acquisitions. He has acted as Special Counsel to a number of large Canadian and U.S.-based corporations.
AREAS OF PRACTICE AND INDUSTRY SPECIALTY
Corporate Restructurings Workouts, Insolvencies, Liquidations, Receiverships, Acquisitions, Corporate and Real Estate Asset Acquisition, Financial Restructurings and Liquidations in Real Estate Leasing, Retail, Manufacturing and Hospitality sectors, Initial Public Offerings, Shareholders Disputes and Agreements, Implementation of Buy/Sell Obligations and other business transactions. Arbitrator ADR/Mediation.
Court Appointments; Representation Orders CCAA Proceedings
º Asset Backed Commercial Paper Program (ABCP: 1800 Retail Investors)
º Nortel Networks Corp. - NORTEL CONTINUING EMPLOYEE COMMITTEE
º Canwest Publishing Inc. - Current or Former Employees
REPRESENTATIVE RESTRUCTURING FILES
ABCP-Metcalfe & Manfield, Nortel Networks Corporation, Canwest Publishing Inc., Hollinger Inc., Stelco, Air Canada, Cadillac Fairview Corporation, , Canadian Commercial Bank, White Rose Craft and Nursery Sales, Bramalea Corporation, Confederation Life Insurance Company, Confederation Treasury Services, Olympia York, Enterprises, Eaton’s, as well as other non public corporations
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Arthur is involved in community service matters and has been a member of the Board of Governors of Mount Sinai Hospital for 30 years
Arthur can be reached at:
T: 416.214.5213
F: 416.214.5413
C: 416.917.0025
E: arthur.jacques@shibleyrighton.com
Links to practice areas by
Arthur O. Jacques
Business Law Group
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