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John has a general corporate commercial law practice, with experience in numerous fund formation transactions, both on the sponsor and investor side. John negotiates side letters on behalf of Canadian institutional investors and is familiar with the typical formation documents required on the sponsor side in Ontario. He has been involved in a number of fund formation transactions involving non-Canadian managers that have opted to organize a limited partnership under Ontario law. John also acts for clients in connection with various securities, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance matters.

Before becoming an associate at Bennett Jones, John summered and articled with the firm.

Client Work

Canada Nickel Company in its $34.7-million brokered private placement of flow-through units led by Scotiabank
Employment Hero Holdings, as Canadian counsel, in its acquisition of Humi Holdings, valued at over C$100 million
Canada Nickel Company in the strategic investment by Samsung SDI for up to approximately US$120 million
Argonaut Gold in its sale to Alamos Gold representing an enterprise value of US$555 million and in its concurrent spin-out of its US and Mexico assets into a new junior gold producer, Florida Canyon Gold

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Education & Bar Admissions

Education

  • University of Calgary, B.Sc., 2017
  • Cornell Law School, J.D., 2022

Bar Admissions

  • Ontario, 2024

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