John is a partner in Osler's Litigation department. John's civil trial practice involves appearances in the Courts of Ontario and New Brunswick. John has substantial experience in significant cases involving commercial contracts, insurance coverage disputes and labour related issues such as injunctions and executive dismissals.
His role as advocate includes counsel work at both the trial and appellate levels. John also has extensive experience in insolvency litigation, having participated in several major restructurings involving large public and private corporations, and retainers on behalf of Canadian and U.S. lending institutions in receivership and cross-border proceedings. He is cross-appointed to the firm’s Insolvency and Restructuring group.
Representative Work
- Pier 1 Imports Inc.
Pier 1 Imports in its Chapter 11 and CCAA Recognition Proceedings
- Comark Holdings Inc.
Comark completes sale transaction and emerges from creditor protection
- Deutsche Bank AG
Algoma Steel Inc. and certain senior secured term lenders in Canada in Algoma’s acquisition of substantially all the assets of Essar Steel Algoma in connection to a restructuring under the CCAA
- Comark completes sale transaction and emerges from creditor protection
- Pier 1 Imports in its Chapter 11 and CCAA Recognition Proceedings
- Significant coverage disputes for clients in energy/transportation sector
- Successful trial judgement against Marine Insurers in admiralty related case
- Receiver and trustee in bankruptcy mandates for the restructuring and/or sale of significant business entities in the health care and forestry sectors
- Lending syndicates in cross-border insolvency proceedings involving realization on secured assets of companies in the manufacturing, gas and alternative energy sectors
- A leading data processing company defending claims under a distributorship agreement
- A Major chartered bank in disputes arising from financial investments of a partnership in liquidation
Pier 1 Imports in its Chapter 11 and CCAA Recognition Proceedings
Comark completes sale transaction and emerges from creditor protection
Algoma Steel Inc. and certain senior secured term lenders in Canada in Algoma’s acquisition of substantially all the assets of Essar Steel Algoma in connection to a restructuring under the CCAA
- Pier 1 Imports in its Chapter 11 and CCAA Recognition Proceedings
- Significant coverage disputes for clients in energy/transportation sector
- Successful trial judgement against Marine Insurers in admiralty related case
- Receiver and trustee in bankruptcy mandates for the restructuring and/or sale of significant business entities in the health care and forestry sectors
- Lending syndicates in cross-border insolvency proceedings involving realization on secured assets of companies in the manufacturing, gas and alternative energy sectors
- A leading data processing company defending claims under a distributorship agreement
- A Major chartered bank in disputes arising from financial investments of a partnership in liquidation
Awards and Recognition
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The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Recognized in Insolvency & Financial Restructuring – Insolvency Litigation
Community Involvement
- Osler Pro Bono Initiative, Litigation Partner Representative
Credentials
Education
- University of New Brunswick, LL.B.
- University of New Brunswick, B.Sc.
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Canadian Bar Association
- Law Society of Ontario
- Law Society of New Brunswick
- Turnaround Management Association
