199 Bay St, Suite 4000, Commerce Court West, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 1999
John is a Partner with a practice focused on acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, financing, development, condominium and leasing transactions involving major Canadian commercial real properties, including many of the country's most prominent retail, office and industrial developments. He is particularly experienced in helping US and European clients and lawyers understand the legal and practical differences in conducting real estate transactions in Canada. John is Co-Practice Group Leader of the Firm's Real Estate group, made up of approximately 40 lawyers. John is the global chair of the Real Estate Practice Group at Lex Mundi, the world's largest network of law firms with over 160 member firms. He is the past chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Real Property Section's Special Investors and Investment Structure Group and its International Investment in Real Estate Committee
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation, acquired the holding company of The Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada and Standard Life Investments Inc. from Standard Life plc in consideration for a payment of CAD$4 billion in cash.
