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John W. Leopold
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Law Practice
John Leopold is a senior partner in the Montréal office of Stikeman Elliott with the firm's Corporate Group and is co-chair of the firm's Mergers and Acquisitions Group. His practice is directed primarily to the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private equity and corporate finance, with a particular focus on cross-border transactions.
Mr. Leopold is included in the following publications:
- Named one of the "30 Most Influential Private Equity Attorneys in the World" in the November 2006 issue of Private Equity International magazine. Mr. Leopold is the only Canadian lawyer named in such publication;
- The Best Lawyers in Canada, 2010 edition;
- Lexpert/American Lawyer Media publication, A Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, 2010 edition;
- The International Who's Who of Merger & Acquisition Lawyers 2010, with the following quotation: "John Leopold received a torrent of praise from some of the most prominent M&A names, with many attesting to his "outstanding" calibre.";
- The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers 2010 in the area of Mergers and Acquisitions;
- The 2010 Chambers Global's The World's Leading Lawyers for Business as a recommended lawyer in Corporate and M&A;
- Recognized by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2010, as a "leading practitioner" in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate mid-market and corporate finance & securities;
- Lexpert Leading Business Lawyers, special edition, June 2010;
- LawDay's Leading Lawyers for Mergers and Acquisitions, 2009 edition;
- Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada, Mergers & Acquisitions, 2009 edition;
- Lexpert-Thomson Findlaw, Guide to the Leading 100 Canada/US Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada, 2006 edition, for M&A.
- Recognized as having the highest rating ("AV") under the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings.
Mr. Leopold was appointed as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation in March 2010. Membership in The Fellows is limited to one third of one percent of the lawyers in America. Fellows of the ABF is an honorary organization who have been elected by their peers because of their outstanding achievements in the legal profession.
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Professional Activities
Mr. Leopold is a member of the Quebec and Canadian Bar, as well as an associate member of the American Bar Association. Mr. Leopold was the founding member and is the immediate past Chair of the International Transactions Subcommittee of the American Bar Association, which has more than 200 members and includes mergers and acquisitions specialists from the United States, Canada and thirty-five other countries. Mr. Leopold is also an active member of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee of the American Bar Association. He has participated in numerous panels and conferences on mergers and acquisitions.
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Education
University of Montréal (B.C.L., 1979) and McGill University (B.A., 1976).
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Bar Admission
Québec, 1980
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