John W. Leopold

John Leopold is a preeminent corporate lawyer who has been repeatedly recognized both nationally and internationally as one of Canada's elite practitioners in mergers and acquisitions and corporate law. John is ranked by Chambers Canada as a Band 1 leading lawyer in corporate/commercial where he is described as having an outstanding reputation with one of his clients calling him "one of the finest M&A and general business lawyers I have worked with" and with several market commentators describing him as "an incredible lawyer with good business sense".

He was also named by Best Lawyers in Canada (2019), based on peer review within the legal community, as Montreal Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year.

John has been recognized consistently by Who's Who Legal Canada and the International Who's Who of Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Governance with clients describing him as "absolutely terrific", "always my first port of call", "bringing real value to any deal" and attesting to his "outstanding caliber" and "all around technical excellence". John's standing in the private equity world was evidenced when he was named as one of the 30 Most Influential Private Equity Attorneys in the World by Private Equity International (the only Canadian to receive this honor).

John focuses his practice primarily on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and corporate finance with a broad and vast experience in cross border transactions. He acts extensively for both corporate and financial sponsor clients in both public and private company transactions and all related matters with a client base that spans the globe.