John D. Leslie

John D. Leslie represents debtors, financial institutions, receivers, trustees, customers, suppliers and other creditors and stakeholders in major insolvency and restructuring proceedings. Over the past several years he has been extensively involved in a number of auto industry-related insolvency cases in the United States and Canada. John  also has extensive experience in a variety of litigation matters relating to insolvency, bankruptcy, commercial fraud and general commercial and priority disputes, including those arising from equipment and inventory financing. He advises on cross-border issues as they relate to the protection and realization of assets. As leader of our Canadian practice, John’s focus is on counseling inbound Canadian investment and businesses seeking to establish operations in Canada.  

John was elected as a Managing Director of the firm for the 2010-2012 term.