John Varley
John Varley
Senior Counsel
905.273.3022 Ext: 291
jvarley@pallettvalo.com
John Varley is a barrister and member of the firm's Insolvency & Corporate Restructuring Law Group, and Pensions Law Group.
Practice
John practices in the area of insolvency, commercial reorganization and secured financing transactions. He has advised chartered banks, mezzanine and asset-based lenders and equipment lessors on all aspects of loan placement and pre-enforcement risk, legal priorities, satisfaction of loan conditions, enforcement of security, strategies to reorganize companies in default, and deficiencies in the positions of competing creditors.
John has also developed specialized expertise regarding the pension and benefit plans of enterprises undergoing financial restructuring. He advises companies, employee groups, plan wind-up administrators, and fund custodians on pension plan mergers, terminations, amalgamations and wind-ups, surplus distributions and governance liabilities.
Professional Memberships
Chair, Government Relations Secretariat of the Ontario Synod of the Anglican Church (2001-2007)
Awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee medal for community service
Founding Member, Insolvency Insitute of Canada (1950-Present)
Member, Advocates Society
Member, Canadian Insolvency Foundation
Education
B.A. (Hons.), Wilfrid Laurier University (1969)
M.A., York University (1970)
LL.B. Osgoode Hall Law School (1974)
Law Clerk to the Chief Justice of Ontario (1977-1978)
Called to the Ontario Bar, 1976
Publications
- Trust Issues Continue to Cause Concern to Employers and Plan Administrators - June 2006
- Pension Planning - September 2005