John Ciardullo
Recognized since 2011
Toronto, Ontario
Corporate Governance Practice
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Natural Resources Law
Securities Law
John Ciardullo is the Managing Partner of the Toronto office where he is responsible for overseeing management, strategic direction and client service. He is also a member of the Partnership Board, Executive Committee, Management Committee and the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. He is the former Head of the Corporate Department and the Capital Markets and Public Mergers & Acquisitions Groups.
John has expertise in a broad range of corporate transactions and has led some of Canada’s most noteworthy domestic and cross-border M&A and restructuring transactions. He has significant experience advising Canadian boards, special committees, banks, regulatory authorities and governments on a wide variety of matters, including compliance with legal, regulatory and fiduciary issues, crisis management and transactional matters such as acquisition and defence strategy.
John’s stand-out M&A expertise is recognized by the legal industry’s most reliable and trusted sources. In 2021, John was the only Canadian named among the Top 50 Global M&A Lawyers by Global M&A Network, which identifies highly respected, successful and innovative lawyers from worldwide deal making communities. Legal directories such as Chambers Global has described John as “unbelievably driven and super hard-working,” and noted that “he provides not just pure legal advice but strategic and commercial advice as well,” is “practical and solutions-oriented“ and recognized by clients as a “brilliant, creative, likeable and a true businessman's lawyer,“ “a true deal maker” and “a trusted adviser.” The Legal 500 quotes John as a “strategic counsel steeped in business sense.”
- E-mail: jciardullo@stikeman.com
- Lawyer Page: https://www.stikeman.com/en-ca/people/c/john-ciardullo
- 5300 Commerce Court West
199 Bay Street
Toronto, ON M5L 1B9
Canada
- Ontario, 1997
217 The Best Lawyers in Canada™ awards
51 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™ awards
- Securities Law, Toronto, Canada (2023)
- Corporate Governance Practice, Toronto, Canada (2022)
- Corporate Governance Practice
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Natural Resources Law
- Securities Law
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