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jbellissimo@casselsbrock.com

Telephone: 416 860 6572
Fax: 416 642 7150

Toronto
Suite 2100, Scotia Plaza
40 King Street West
Toronto, ON M5H 3C2
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Joseph J. Bellissimo

Joe is a partner with the Restructuring and Insolvency Group at Cassels Brock. His practice includes representing debtors and creditors and court-appointed monitors and receivers in insolvency, restructuring and commercial matters.

Joe has appeared before all levels of court in restructuring and insolvency matters, including the Supreme Court of Canada. Joe is an executive member of the Insolvency Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association. In addition, he has written and co-written various articles and papers in the field of restructuring and insolvency.

Some of Joe’s recent significant matters include:

Acting for the Federal Government of Canada, through Industry Canada, in connection with the restructuring of both General Motors and Chrysler - the transaction involved over US$12.5 billion of new Canadian Government financing and included a number of extremely time-sensitive issues, including cross-border insolvency, M&A, financing and litigation
Acting for aircraft lessors in connection with appeals to the Ontario Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada in the bankruptcies of Canada 3000 Airlines and Royal Aviation
Acting for an auto parts supplier in CCAA proceedings
Representing a major group of aircraft lessors in the CCAA restructuring of Air Canada
Acting for a major bidder in the Stelco restructuring in a $1.1 billion refinancing bid
Representing the lessors of Jetsgo’s aircraft in the bankruptcy of Jetsgo Corporation

Joe has also been involved in various other restructuring and insolvency engagements in the automotive, steel, mining, retail, sports and entertainment industries.

He is the author of numerous publications including:

Delayed for Takeoff: Airline Restructuring and Recovery Since Sept. 11, 2001
Surviving Heavy Turbulence in the Post - 9/11 Skies: A Progress Report on the Aviation Industry Turnaround Process
Transferring a Financially Distressed Business: Using the Bulk Sales Act or Interim Receivers under the BIA
Distressed Claims Trading in Canada

He is a co-editor of: