In his role as Managing Partner, John is responsible for guiding Pallett Valo’s Canadian and international strategies while championing the firm’s core beliefs and philosophy.
Through his leadership, he strives to incorporate the firm’s values of excellence, integrity and respect in everyday operations. John believes the best way to serve clients is to understand their industry and business environment and align them with the right expertise, experience and value.
With a broad and diverse commercial litigation practice, John represents clients in complex business litigation disputes, real estate litigation, commercial tenancy disputes, defamation, product liability, expropriation, shareholder disputes, contractual disputes, creditor remedies, PPSA security disputes, asset recovery, enforcement of security and provincial offences and regulatory matters. He regularly appears before the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Appeal.
His clients range from mid-size and large companies across various industry sectors, financial institutions, religious and charitable organizations. The Mississauga News featured his involvement in advising clients on expropriation matters relating to the Hurontario LRT.
Actively involved in his community, John has worked closely with local government and community agencies who received funding from the United Way of Peel Region during his tenure as member of the board and chair of that organization.
Expertise
- Commercial Litigation,
- Employment and Labour,
- Administrative Law,
- Advising on BIA Proceedings,
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (Arbitration & Mediation),
- Appeals,
- Arbitration,
- Commercial Disputes,
- Commercial Receiverships,
- Commercial Tenancy Disputes,
- Contract Disputes,
- Corporate and Shareholder Disputes,
- Corporate Bankruptcy Petitions,
- Creditor Remedies,
- Creditor/Debtor Rights,
- Cross Border Transactions,
- Defamation,
- Employment Litigation,
- Enforcement of Securities, Asset and Debt Recovery,
- Expropriation,
- Financial, Mortgage and Title Fraud,
- Injunctive Remedies,
- Mortgage Enforcement,
- Priority Disputes,
- Product Liability,
- Professional Liability and Negligence,
- Real Estate and Land Development Litigation,
- Regulatory Liability,
- Restrictive Covenants (Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Intellectual Property Agreements),
- Risk Management,
- Secured and Unsecured Transactions,
- Trademark Infringement and Passing-Off Litigation