Yoine Goldstein

Background

Goldstein, Yoine was born on May 11, 1934 in Montreal, Quebec.

Education

Born in Montreal, Quebec, his education includes a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University in 1955, a Bachelor of Civil Law (with honours) from McGill University in 1958 (where he was selected as the Articles Editor for the McGill Law Journal), and a Doctor of Laws from the Université de Lyon in 1960.

Career

Worked at Goldstein, Flanz & Fishman (Montreal, QU) specializing in General Practice. Bankruptcy and insolvency, Corporate, Commercial, Real Estate and Banking. Trials and Appeals.

Admitted to the bar, 1961, Quebec.

Recipient, Lord Reading Law Society Human Rights Award, 1992.

Author: "L"Execution Forcée en Droit Comparé," Université de Lyon, 1960. Meredith Memorial Lecturer, McGill University Faculty of Law, 1978, 1981, 1985 and 1994.

President, Lord Reading Society, 1972-1973. Member, Board of Revision of Civil Code, Province of Quebec, 1970-1974.

Lecturer: Commercial Law, 1971—, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law, 1974—, University of Montreal Law School.

Bankruptcy Law and Reorganization, Quebec Bar School, 1975-1981, 1995—. Continuing Education, Board of Notaries of Quebec, 1975 and 1983. Continuing Education, Bar of Quebec, 1980 and 1988.

Editor, Canadian Bankruptcy Reports, 1971-1991.

Honorary Legal Counsel and Officer, Canadian Jewish Congress, 1977-1983. President, Jewish National Fund of Canada, Eastern Region, 1977-1978.

Quebec Chairman, 1975-1978. National Treasurer, 1976-1980.

National Vice-President, 1980—.

National Treasurer and Chairman of Budget and Finance Committee, 1986-1990. Member, Board of Trustees, Allied Jewish Community Service of Montreal, (Now Federation CJA) 1977-1981. Secretary, 1985-1987 and 1992—.

Vice President, 1987-1991.

First Vice President, 1993-1995. President, 1995—; Chairman, Project Renewal, BeerSheva, 1988-1991.

National President, Canadian Friends of Ezrath Nashim Hospital, Jerusalem, 1988—. National Secretary, The Jerusalem Foundation, 1990—.

Associate Chairman, Combined Jewish Appeal, 1977-1985.

Founding Director, Insolvency Institute of Canada. Member, Judicial Committee, Quebec Press Council, 1979-1983. Member, Board of Directors, United Israel Appeal of Canada, 1985—.

Member: Bar of the Province of Quebec (Member, Continuing Education Committee, 1976—.

Permanent Education Committee, 1974-1987. Executive Committee, Foundation du Barreau de Quebec, 1987—.

Bar Council, 1977-1978. President, Committee on the Integration of Young Lawyers, 1977.

President, Committee on Qualifications of Trustees in Bankruptcy, 1983).

Montreal (Member, Bar Council, 1975-1977) and Canadian (Member, 1968—, Vice-Chairman, 1984— and Chairman, 1985-1986, Section on Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Quebec Section) Bar Associations. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. We are a "boutique" firm founded in 1923.

We have remained small by choice in order to be able to render more direct and immediate service, control the quality of our work product and maintain fast "turn-around time".

Our expertise in bankruptcy, insolvency and commercial re-organization coupled with our significant experience in banking, financing and factoring has resulted in our continuous involvement in matters of national and international importance for clients which include multi-national operations, banks and other financial institutions.

Achievements

• Yoine Goldstein has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

He is also a member of the Community Advisory Board of the Concordia University Chair of Canadian Jewish Studies. On August 29, 2005, he was appointed to the Senate on the advice of Paul Martin and sat as a member of the Liberal caucus.