John Sandrelli

Practice Areas

John Sandrelli is the Managing Partner of Dentons Canada’s Vancouver office and a partner in the firm’s Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy group. As Managing Partner, John oversees over 200 talented legal and business services professionals who offer excellent client service to Canadian clients as well as clients from around the world seeking business opportunities in Canada.

John is an accomplished business leader who is consistently recognized as one of Canada’s leading lawyers in restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy matters. Born and raised in Western Canada, he has been involved in almost every recent major restructuring and insolvency case in British Columbia and has acted for clients across every industry including cannabis, mining, forestry, real estate, aviation, energy, retail, media, technology, and manufacturing.

Career

Called to the bar: British Columbia, 1997; Ontario, 1991

Professional Memberships

Insolvency Institute of Canada; Risk Management Association; Law Society of British Columbia, 1997 to present; Law Society of Upper Canada, 1991 to present

Member, International Bar Association, Section of Insolvency, Restructuring and Creditors' Rights; The American Bankruptcy Institute; Editorial Board of the National Creditor Debtor Review; The Turnaround Management Association; Past Executive of the Insolvency Subsection of the Canadian Bar Association, B.C. Branch; The Leaders Network/MacKay CEO Forums.