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John Canning

Special Counsel

Sydney
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About John

For over thirty years John has been a key commercial and legal advisor in the Asia Pacific region with international law firms. John is a leading advisor in corporate tax and legal matters including aviation, finance, and leasing.

Relevantly John has worked on the corporate and aviation matters including for Banks and Lessors.
John was the lead lawyer for Lessors and Banks in the restructure of Virgin Australia for their aircraft financings and leases for its creditors to assist in the revival of the airline.

John also assisted airlines and creditors to survive the economic stress of the pandemic, including key financings with Qantas for 9 787 Aircraft and 24 Q400 Aircraft.

John’s experience and expertise as a trusted advisor had led him to advise Qantas and the Australian State and Federal Governments on special projects.

John is a lawyer from the University of Queensland and is admitted to practice in England and Wales and New South Wales.

John has been recognised for his work with many industry Awards the most recent being the Australian Financial Review’s Best Lawyers ‘Lawyer of the Year’ 2022/2023 for Asset Finance.