McMillan – Montreal, QC

Yoine Goldstein is a leading member of Canada’s legal community and one of the most respected lawyers in Canada. He is the only Canadian lawyer to have been elected a Fellow of both the American College of Bankruptcy and the American College of Trial Lawyers. Born in Montreal, Quebec, his education includes a Bachelor of Civil Law (with honours) from McGill University in 1958 and a Doctor of Laws from the Université de Lyon in 1960. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1961. He specializes in insolvency, bankruptcy and commercial litigation. Prior to becoming a senator, he was a senior and managing partner of the Montreal law firm, Goldstein, Flanz & Fishman. On August 29, 2005, he was appointed to the Senate on the advice of Paul Martin. During the 40th Canadian Parliament, he notably introduced Bill S-220: An Act respecting commercial electronic messages. He retired from his role of Senator, per Senate rules, on May 11, 2009. He is currently with McMillan Binch Mendelsohn LLP in Montreal as Senior Counsel.