Caterina Costa-Faria is a research lawyer at Goodmans. She advises on legal
issues in corporate, commercial and insolvency matters. She has several years
of experience practising as a corporate restructuring lawyer, representing
debtors, creditors and court-appointed officers through restructuring and
receivership proceedings.
Cathy heads the firm’s writing program, designed to ensure
effective communication and to maintain the highest standards of legal writing.
She facilitates the firm’s research and writing training for law students and
junior lawyers. Cathy manages and oversees the firm’s research-driven
initiatives.
Credentials
Professional Involvement
Cathy serves as a mentor through the Mentorship in the Field program at Lincoln Alexander School of Law. She also served as a mentor through the First Generation Network, a mentorship program aimed at alleviating some of the disadvantages faced by first generation law students.
Cathy has co-contributed content for INSOL International’s Directors in the Twilight Zone IV, Lexis Practice Advisor’s Winding-up and Restructuring Act module, the Insurance Companies Act – Legislation and Commentary, Practical Law Canada’s Standard Clauses “Boilerplate” Agreement: Canada (Ontario) and The Law Review’s The Lending and Secured Finance Review.
Credentials
Osgoode Hall Law School, LL.B., 2001
York University, B.A., 1998, Hons. in English and Sociology
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