John R. Laffin

John R. Laffin is a partner and the Co-Head of the Capital Markets and Public Mergers & Acquisitions Group. His practice focuses on securities and corporate law, with a particular emphasis on public mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, shareholder activism, private equity and corporate finance transactions. He has acted for issuers, private equity funds, boards of directors, special committees, and other transaction participants in numerous M&A transactions, including both friendly and hostile transactions. He also regularly provides advice on corporate governance, general corporate and securities regulatory compliance and exemptive relief matters to various clients, including Canadian and international corporations across a broad range of industries.

J.R. is a leading M&A lawyer and has been recognized for his impressive corporate expertise by the most prominent legal directories, including the International Financial Law Review's IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms 2022 as Highly Regarded in Mergers & Acquisitions, and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2023 as a leading lawyer in Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance & Securities, and Private Equity. Most recently, and for the second year in a row, J.R. has been named as a Top 10 M&A Lawyer in Canada by MergerLinks.