Practice

Robert Kofman is a partner in the Corporate Restructuring group at RSM Richter. He brings extensive experience to the firm gained through over 13 years of involvement with distressed businesses. He has provided a wide variety of distress-related services to secured lenders, unsecured creditors, debtors and purchasers in essentially all industries, including forestry, metal fabrication, transportation, financial services, textiles, manufacturing, distribution, retail, real estate and technology. Robert has routinely been engaged to perform viability and due diligence assessments, with a view to developing and implementing comprehensive turnaround strategies, both in the context of formal and informal restructurings.

Robert has been involved with several of Canada's highest-profile restructurings, including The Ravelston Corporation Limited, Jetsgo Corporation, Confederation Life Insurance Company, The T. Eaton Company Limited, Dylex Limited and The Canadian Red Cross Society. He also has been involved with numerous distress situations throughout the United States.

Professional Involvement

Lectured and presented on several restructuring topics at University of Toronto and York University

Guest speaker on Cross-border Insolvency Issues at Turnaround Management Conference in Upper New York State

Guest speaker on "Warning Signs in Distress Situations" at Canadian Institute Conference in Toronto, Ontario

Professional Affiliations

Member of the American Bankruptcy Institute

Member of the Turnaround Management Association

Member of Education Committee of Turnaround Management Association

Professional Designations and Education

Trustee in Bankruptcy

Chartered Insolvency and Restructuring Practitioner, Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals

Master of Business Administration, University of Toronto, 1992

Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Toronto, 1989