John is a senior partner of McMillan LLP (Toronto, Canada). He is recognized in Canada and internationally for his expertise on cross-border merger and acquisition transaction, corporate governance, corporate/commercial and antitrust/competition law matters. He advises a diverse range of private equity firms, global companies, entrepreneurs, family offices and other clients across many industries.  John has served as director of several private and not-for-profit corporations. Currently, he is Chair of MS Canada.  

In each of 2017 - 2021, John was named to the prestigious global list of OUTstanding Top 100 LGBT+ Executives, as presented by the Financial Times/Yahoo Finance, in recognition of his business achievements and impact on LGBT inclusion within McMillan and externally. He received a Lexpert Zenith Award in 2016, in recognition of his efforts and accomplishments to promote diversity and inclusion in the legal profession and in the same year was selected by Strat Proud (then Out On Bay Street) to receive a “Leaders To Be Proud Of” Award in recognition to his achievements and community service within the LGBTQ community.

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