Service Areas
Education
- University of Windsor School of Law, LL.B.
- University of Windsor, B.A.
Bar Admissions
- Canada/Province of Ontario
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 has been an instructor for the business law and insolvency sections of the Ontario Bar admission courses and has conducted many seminars on bankruptcy law, litigation, security enforcement and other insolvency matters for various professional organizations.
Experience
John represented the lender under a Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) proceeding wherein the bank received a full recovery of its indebtedness.
Professional Activities
- Canadian Bar Association
- Essex Law Association
Honors + Awards
- Articled with the Department of Justice, Toronto (commercial and taxation areas)
Civic, Cultural + Social Activities
- Regional Children's Centre, Past Board Member
- Hospice of Windsor, Past Board Member
- Windsor Chamber of Commerce, Past Board Member
- Travel Minor Hockey Team, Coach
- Travel Minor Baseball Team, Coach
Teaching Experience
- University of Windsor, Lecturer, Bar Admission Course (Bankruptcy and Insolvency)