Biographical notes for Alison Manzer

Contributing Editor, Corporate Financing (CFinancing) 1999–

Chair, Innovative Borrowing Session, Innovative Borrowing Conference, Toronto, March 26, 1998

Speaker, "Obtaining Leverage: Repos, Securities Lending and Accessing Securitization" Innovative Borrowing Session, Innovative Borrowing Conference, Toronto, March 26, 1998

Speaker, "Borrower's Rights – Credit Dispute Resolution" Advanced Financing Techniques Session, Financial Executives Summit, Toronto, November 20-21, 1996

"Financial Guarantee Insurance — Reducing the Cost of Borrowing" (1999) 6 CFinancing 35

"Structuring the Securitization: A Rating Agency Primer" (1999) 6 CFinancing 37

"Extendible Commercial Paper in the Canadian Securitization Market" (2000) 7 CFinancing 43

Born 1 July 1954

Educated Dalhousie University B.Sc. (Physics/Chemistry) 1974, B.Sc. (Hons., Biochemistry) 1977, LL.B. 1977 (Second Year Award for first class standing and top all-round student); University of Toronto M.B.A. 1984; Osgoode Hall Law School of York University LL.M. (Banking) completed December 1996

Partner, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP 1990–

Partner, Robins Appleby & Taub 1981-90

Associate, Burt, Burt, Wolfe & Bowman 1979-81

Called to Bar of Ontario 1979

Articled, Gardiner, Roberts 1977-78

Director and Chair, Audit Committee and Conduct Review Committee, Sottomayor Bank Canada 1994–

Director and Executive Vice-President, Moyer Vico Corp. 1986-87

Special Advisory Director, Lipton's Fashion Wear 1985; Director, Ewest Insurance 1996–, Maple Mortgage Advisors 1996–

Member, Canadian Bar Association (Member of Council 1984-94; Executive, Business Law Section 1984–; also Chair, Paralegals Committee, Financial Institutions Legislation Reform Committee, Continuing Legal Education); Canadian Bar Association National Council (Vice-Chair, Continuing Legal Education 1994–; Chair, Financial Institution Legislative Reform Committee 1995–)

Member, Halton Hills Golf and Country Club

Author, more than 150 articles, presentations, and textbook and law guide chapters on various topics relevant to business law, including banking, finance, bankruptcy and insolvency, insurance regulation, real estate, loan transactions, and general business topics

Ms. Manzer's practice preference is business law, encompassing a broad range of commercial practice including commercial lending, securities, real property and equipment leasing, insolvency and bankruptcy, financial institution regulation, commercial real estate finance, purchase and sale of businesses, general business law and related practice areas.