Avocats – United States

John Koss

As the Head of Innovation, AI, and E-Data Consulting, John relies on his extensive experience both in legal practice and e-data project management to: Direct Mintz’s strategic planning and implementation of AI and other emerging technologies to optimize operational efficiency and enhance client service; Oversee Mintz’s globally- and nationally-Chambers ranked E-Data Consulting Group, a fully-integrated affiliate with a mission to improve service delivery though the application of technology across large data matters; Supervise Mintz’s knowledge management and innovation team to ensure that cutting-edge developments as they relate to automation, process, and technology are maximally-leveraged across the Firm. Read full biography.

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

John Kucera

Partner

Boies Schiller Flexner LLP

John Kupiec

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

John L. Gardiner

Partner

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

John L. Lyon

Partner

Thomas Horstemeyer LLP

John Lambremont

Jack Lambremont is a partner in the Labor & Employment Department of Seyfarth Shaw LLP’s Atlanta Office. He represents and counsels management clients in connection with all types of labor and employment matters arising under federal and state laws. His practice focuses primarily on labor relations and collective bargaining under the National Labor Relations Act. Mr. Lambremont has substantial hands-on experience working with employers of all sizes, across a broad range of industries, to ensure that labor relations complications do not hamper bottom line business objectives. He also provides high-level strategic counsel to businesses on how to minimize their risk for a labor disruption. Mr. Lambremont prides himself on a practical approach to labor relations that draws its essence from his clients’ business needs, workplace culture, present situation, and long-term priorities. By bringing a flexible approach to each engagement, Mr. Lambremont is able to tailor effective legal solutions to unique challenges employers face in today’s challenging marketplace. Mr. Lambremont is a frequent speaker on developments of interest in the field of labor law, and he has contributed to various publications on subjects related to labor law.

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

John Lanham

John Lanham | Morrison Foerster John Lanham is a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. John focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation and commercial litigation. John brings his broad-based business litigation experience to bear on his clients’ most challenging disputes. John has worked in both the San Diego and Denver offices of Morrison Foerster. He has represented clients in the pharmaceutical, financial, communications, information technology, natural resources, and healthcare industries. John regularly assists clients with all phases of litigation, including development of case strategy, dispositive motions, claim construction, fact discovery, expert discovery, trial preparation, alternative dispute resolution, and taking and defending the depositions of both fact and expert witnesses.

Morrison Foerster

John Lawrence

Partner

Baker Botts L.L.P.

John LeClaire

Partner

Goodwin

John Lister

John Lister advises clients on leveraged finance, with a particular focus on private credit middle-market lending, and private equity-backed financings. John leverages his keen market sense to guide financial institutions, corporate borrowers, and private equity funds on the full spectrum of leveraged finance transactions, including: Acquisition financings Recapitalizations Syndicated loan transactions Working capital financings Senior secured lending Restructuring transactions and distressed situations He draws on deep relationships with private credit providers, private equity funds, and counsel within the leveraged finance sector to effectively and efficiently consummate sophisticated financing transactions. John helps clients understand and prioritize the issues that may arise during a transaction, and he constructively works with opposing counsel to achieve commercial solutions. John advises lenders in financings for middle-market and large-cap companies, with a focus on companies operating in the healthcare space, including CPOM transactions (transactions relating to the corporate practice of medicine), and the restaurant and franchise space. A recognized thought leader, John regularly conducts trainings on topics that his clients face in the market and co-hosted the Chicago office’s Direct Lending Roundtable. He maintains an active pro bono practice, including partnering with JPMorgan to represent victims of domestic violence in immigration-related matters.

Latham & Watkins

John Littrell

Managing Partner

Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP

John Loder

Partner

Ropes & Gray LLP

John Lutz

Partner John T. Lutz advises clients on the tax aspects of investment funds, structured finance, derivatives and structured products. He also counsels clients on matters related to insurance products, investment tax credits, conventional US and cross-border securities offerings, and corporate mergers and acquisitions. John represents a number of tax-exempt organizations in connection with their investment activities and incentive compensation arrangements. John handles all aspects of tax-advantaged financings and investments for financial institutions, investment fund managers, high net worth individuals and investors. For further details of John's biography, please view McDermott website: https://www.mwe.com/people/lutz-john-t/

McDermott Will & Schulte

John Lynn

John Lynn co-leads Kirkland’s Technology & IP Transactions Practice and heads the practice on the West Coast out of the San Francisco office. John's practice focuses on the acquisition, financing and sale of intellectual property and technology-focused businesses, particularly in the software and high technology fields. John is on the forefront of understanding the complex relationships between intellectual property and technology, on the one hand, and business matters and risk, on the other hand. John's practice focuses on efficiently understanding and addressing client needs and monitoring and advising on risk, and focusing on changes in the legal and business markets that affect technology and intellectual property. John works on a wide variety of matters in which intellectual property, information technology and data protection play a key role, including private equity matters and other mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; financings and secured lending matters; and bankruptcies and restructurings. In addition John assists clients in connection with joint ventures and strategic alliances; intellectual property and technology transfers, licenses, and development agreements; royalty buy-outs; data transfer and license arrangements; and other commercial contracts (such as supply, distribution, and service agreements). Before moving to the San Francisco office of Kirkland, John was a partner in Kirkland's New York office.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

John Lyons

Partner

DLA Piper LLP (US)

John M. Greer

John Greer, a partner in the Houston office and former Chair of the Houston Corporate Department, represents clients across all aspects of the public company life cycle, including initial public offerings, M&A transactions and corporate governance. John is a strategic advisor to boards of directors, senior leadership teams, and companies on all aspects of complex, high-profile transactions, including: Mergers and acquisitions involving public and private targets IPOs and registered and private placements of equity and debt securities Spinoffs, carve-out and take-private transactions MLP, SPAC and Up-C transactions Corporate governance and public company representation John also represents investment banks in connection with public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities. He leverages deep, industry experience and creativity to lead strategic transactions and achieve the commercial objectives of his clients.

Latham & Watkins

John M. Williamson

Partner

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

John Majoras

Partner

Jones Day

John Marten

Shareholder

Vedder

John Martin

Partner

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

John McGaraghan

John McGaraghan advises companies at all stages of growth on complex intellectual property transactions, with a particular focus on the software, semiconductor, and AI sectors. John draws on deep industry knowledge and hands-on technology experience to guide public and private companies through a full range of high-stakes matters involving: Corporate and strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, and divestitures Intellectual property counseling and licensing Complex commercial and product-related agreements Open-source software licensing and compliance Capital markets and financing matters He regularly helps technology companies structure, draft, and negotiate agreements that build and protect enterprise value. John’s practice spans a broad range of technology-driven industries, including SaaS, hardware, automation, and big data. He also counsels chip companies and IP vendors on all aspects of their technology licensing operations, from development to core licensing to manufacture and supply. In the open-source arena, John advises companies on implementing ingestion and contribution policies, audits and remediation in connection with corporate transactions, and establishing and managing open source software projects. A recognized thought leader, John is a member of the American Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Section and the American Society of Composers and Producers. He also teaches a course on intellectual property licensing at the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco. John is certified as a Black Duck Legal Professional. Before joining Latham, John was a partner at another global law firm, where he led a technology transactions practice in the Bay Area. Prior to law school, he worked as a software developer and as a singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, producer, and performer.

Latham & Watkins

John McKenzie

Mr. McKenzie's practice is focused on cross-border transactions and international trade regulation, including: Export Controls, Economic Sanctions Regulation, Customs and Import Regulation Integrated Corporate Compliance and Anti-Corruption Compliance: Advisory and Investigations International commercial and technology development and transfer transactions Mr. McKenzie was articles editor at the Harvard Law Review from 1975-1976. Between college and law school Mr. McKenzie served in the Peace Corps in the northwestern mountains of Guatemala. He joined Baker & McKenzie in 1976. Since that time, he has worked in Baker & McKenzie offices in Caracas, Venezuela and Taipei, Taiwan, in addition to San Francisco. For the past 40 years, Mr. McKenzie has arranged and chaired the annual Baker McKenzie Import/Export Conference, the leading international trade regulation and compliance conference in the West Coast of the United States.

Baker McKenzie

John Meade

Partner

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

John Michael Clear

Senior Counsel - Litigation and Investigations

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner