John Michael Picone

John M. Picone* is the National Chair of the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice and Co-Chair of the firm’s Securities Litigation Group. His practice focuses on complex securities, corporate, and commercial litigation, with an emphasis on shareholder disputes, class actions, and securities-related regulatory proceedings and investigations. John takes a strategic, practical, and results-oriented approach to highly complicated disputes. He has extensive experience representing public companies, directors and senior executives, and shareholders across numerous industries, especially in urgent litigation.

John has argued appeals before the Supreme Court of Canada and the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and regularly appears before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) and the Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal. He was recently elected to the Ontario Bar Association Civil Litigation Executive.

John is highly strategic and suited to handling the most complex and highest-value disputes. He is trusted to provide objective advice with a focus on business needs and the big picture.

John is cerebral, thoughtful and strategic. He is constantly thinking about how to position his client in a way that will be successful. He is very strong on his feet and at cross-examination.

John is someone I would refer clients to and know they will get top service and advice.