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Overview
John is an experienced corporate lawyer providing practical advice on cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and U.S. securities matters.
John supports publicly traded and privately held companies based in the U.S., Canada, and other non-U.S. jurisdictions with their business transactions and securities matters. He regularly works alongside Canadian counsel and focuses on mergers and acquisitions, SEC reporting, investment banking, corporate governance, joint ventures, venture capital, and other private and public equity financings. John frequently assists non-U.S. business with accessing U.S. capital markets.
John enjoys learning the unique considerations of each client and leverages his prior in-house experience to provide efficient and actionable advice. He is enthusiastic about the law and is energized by complex problems. John’s vision of success includes empowering his clients to make informed decisions.
Prior to law school, John worked as a roughneck and welder in the oil and mining industries on locations throughout U.S. and Canada.
Experience
Representative Transactions
- Represented a building materials manufacturer listed on a Canadian stock exchange in its acquisition of a South Carolina pressure treated wood manufacturer for $255 million plus inventory.
- Represented a hydrogen fuel cell development and manufacturing company listed on US and Canadian stock exchanges in its $250 million at-the-market sale facility and SEC reporting matters.
- Represented a technology company listed on a Canadian stock exchange in its sale of a US subsidiary to a Canadian private equity firm.
- Represented a New York based advertising technology startup in its sale to a Canadian technology consulting firm.
- Represented a Canadian artificial intelligence and robotics company in its acquisition of a California robotics company.
- Represented a building materials manufacturer listed on a Canadian stock exchange in its private offering of $265 million in senior unsecured notes.
- Represented a development stage copper mining company listed on US and Canadian stock exchanges in various financing, corporate governance, M&A, and SEC reporting matters.
- Represented an Alaska Native corporation in various business acquisitions, financings, and joint ventures.
- Represented a US private equity firm in its sale of one of the nation’s largest multi-brand franchise operators to Bain Capital.
- Represented a Fortune 5 company in numerous acquisitions and dispositions of physician practices and benefits management companies.
- Represented a California based cannabis company in its reverse takeover of a cannabis company listed on US and Canadian stock exchanges.
- Represented a production stage silver mining company listed on US and Canadian stock exchanges in its private offering of $150 million in convertible senior notes.
- Represented an development stage platinum mining company listed on US and Canadian stock exchanges in its $50 million at-the-market sale facility and SEC reporting matters.
- Represented a Silicon Valley based early stage venture firm focused on AI-native companies in various preferred stock, SAFE, and convertible note financing matters.
- Represented a Canadian listed building materials manufacturer in its acquisition of an Alabama pressure treated wood manufacturer.
- Represented a California based manufacturer of advanced electric power lines in its $60 million preferred stock financing led by Wellington Management with participation from Gates Frontier, Quanta, and BlueEarth.
- Represented an exploration stage gold mining company listed on US and Canadian stock exchanges with its transition from foreign private issuer to domestic issuer reporting with the SEC.
- Represented a private Canadian mining company in its acquisition of a Nevada gold mine from a Canadian private equity firm.
- Represented an Idaho based development stage silver mining company in its analysis of SEC reporting requirements relating to mineral resources and reserves.
- Represented a private Canadian production stage silver mining company in connection with a US tender offer and shareholder liquidity program.
Industries & Practices
Banking & Financial Institutions
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- Canada Cross-Border Transactions
- Capital Markets
- Corporate Governance & Compliance
- Development & Infrastructure
- Emerging Companies
- Energy & Natural Resources
- Food, Beverage & Agribusiness
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Intellectual Property
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Mining
- Oil & Gas
- Private Equity
- Technology
