Double Feature: Anatomy of a Scam and Ethics

Double Feature is LIVE on August 30th. 

Anatomy of a Scam, 12pm-1pm ET
Ethical Issues for Insolvency Practitioners, 1:15pm-2:45pm ET

We are introducing a new offering to the National Webinar Series – the Double Feature!

The Double Feature will provide two live sessions back-to-back on August 30th from 12pm-2:45pm ET. This provides you with the opportunity to earn 2.5 hours of MPD in a single day! Please see below for more information. Both sessions will make use of live polling so be prepared to get interactive.

Session One: Anatomy of a Scam

Meet “Carl” (not his actual name) – a bankrupt who is currently recovering from a romance scam that cost him over $500,000.00, including his retirement savings and vehicle. Listen to a Trustee walk through his story and learn how and why romance scams work. Consider the potential impact of these frauds on the insolvency system. Think you can identify which personalities are most likely to be scammed? Learn how research has discovered that victims are anything but ‘typical’. You will take away valuable information applicable to your practice – how to discuss your suspicions if you think a client is being scammed, what your client should do about the scam and what steps they can take to recover financially and emotionally. Finally - you get to decide – should Carl get his automatic discharge from bankruptcy, or should the Trustee oppose – where a debtor has made financial decisions with his heart, not his head.

This session qualifies for 1 hour of MPD.

This webinar has been approved for 1 hour by the Law Society of British Columbia.

Our Speaker:

Crystal Buhler, Licensed Insolvency Trustee and President, C. Buhler & Associates Ltd.
Crystal Buhler is a Licensed Insolvency Trustee and President of C. Buhler & Associates Ltd. President in Manitoba. With over 10 years of experience in the insolvency field, working with both a national firm and a boutique insolvency firm, Crystal Buhler started C. Buhler & Associates Ltd. in 2018.

From their roots in rural western Manitoba, Crystal and her team focus on helping those who live and work in Canada’s remote, rural and northern communities and work to provide options that reduce stress for clients, increase transparency for lenders, and fulfill their mission to provide viable options for those experiencing financial stress.

Session Two: Ethical Issues for Insolvency Practitioners

Join us for round three of this lively, interactive session that uses real time polling to get your views on complex ethical situations.

This session qualifies for 1.5 hours of MPD.

The Ethics webinar has been approved for 1.5 hour by the Law Society of British Columbia.

Our Speakers:

Martin Carrière, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, EY-Parthenon
Martin Carrière is Senior Vice President and Managing Director of EY-Parthenon's Turnaround and Restructuring Strategy Group in Montréal since 2005. Working primarily with privately held companies, small and medium sized businesses as well as international companies, Martin provides financial advisory services to debtors and creditors in a variety of industries such as technology, manufacturing retail, biotechnology, aquaculture, distribution, sawmill, pulp and paper, environment and transportation.

Lawrence Crandall, Partner, Grant Thornton Limited
As a Licensed Insolvency Trustee (LIT) with Grant Thornton Limited, Larry Crandall helps both English and French speaking individuals and entrepreneurs get a financial fresh start. Prior to joining Grant Thornton in 2009, he practiced at a regional law firm in Saint John, New Brunswick, where he helped individuals, companies, lenders and the government address insolvency and other accounting-related matters. Larry is a proud alumnus of the University of New Brunswick, where he received a Bachelor of Arts and a law degree. He also holds the Chartered Insolvency and Restructuring Professional (CIRP) designation, which he acquired in 2009, and achieved my Licensed Insolvency Trustee certification in 2013.

Julien Morissette, Partner, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Julien Morissette is a Partner in the Montréal office of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP and a member of the firm's National Litigation and Insolvency & Restructuring Groups. His practice is diversified and focused on the areas of insolvency and litigation, with a particular emphasis on corporate restructuring and related transactions and advice, insolvency litigation, investigations, insurance and public law. Other areas of practice include class actions, general commercial litigation and corporate arrangements.

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