John R. Cockburn Q.C.

Since 1962, John Cockburn has devoted the majority of his practice time to corporate and commercial matters. He presently acts for over 300 corporations (including provincial and federal corporations, charitable organizations and Foundations) involving incorporations, joint ventures and partnership arrangements, reorganizations, amalgamations, estate/corporate tax planning, negotiation and documentation of complex commercial contracts, business sales and acquisitions by way of asset sales (inevitably involving commercial realty conveyancing) and by way of share sales, and for commercial lenders in structuring financing arrangements for these types of transactions. John also practices in the area of real estate (commercial and residential) and in Estate Planning and Estate Administration.

John was certified, in October 2004, by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Corporate and Commercial Law. John also maintains an extensive Residential and Commercial Real Estate practice. He has practiced law in Barrie since 1962. He is active in the community having served as Chairman of the Royal Victoria Hospital Board, served on the Ontario Safety League Board, is a past President, and active member of the Rotary Club in Barrie-Huronia, and co-chair of the Leadership Gifts - Capital Fundraising of Hospice Simcoe.