Avocats – United States

John Senior

John Senior is a partner in the Investment Funds Practice Group in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP and a member of the Firm's Liquidity Solutions Team. His practice focuses on counseling sponsors and investors in strategic secondary transactions, as well as advising on the organization and operation of private investment funds. Since 2016, John has advised on fund formation and continuation fund transactions exceeding $75 billion in commitments across investment strategies ranging from buyout, infrastructure, real estate and natural resources, to social impact and venture capital. John also advises clients on internal partnership arrangements, succession planning, regulatory compliance and fund-related transactions. John was named a Rising Star for Investment Funds by IFLR1000 (2022) and has spoken at numerous conferences and panels on fund formation and secondaries matters. His investment manager clients have included Ardian, BTG Pactual, Burford Capital, CenterOak Partners, GCM Grosvenor, Generate Capital, Harkness Capital, J.H. Whitney, Leonard Green, Main Street Advisors, Macquarie, Neuberger Berman and Olympus Partners. Prior to joining Kirkland, John was a corporate partner at Gibson Dunn and a member of Gibson Dunn’s investment funds practice group. Before attending law school, he served for several years as a foreign service officer with the U.S. State Department, including diplomatic postings in India and Bulgaria, and as a U.S. negotiator in the United Nations Security Council. He holds the State Department’s Superior Honor Award and the American Foreign Service Association’s Sinclaire Award.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

John Servidio

Partner

Goodwin

John Shely

Partner

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

John Shepherd, Jr.

Partner

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

John Siegal

John Siegal is an accomplished trial and appellate lawyer in federal and state courts in New York and across the nation. He advises, litigates and arbitrates primarily for financial services, media and real estate industry clients in private business disputes and matters involving public agencies and controversies. John has a 30-year track record of successful results for clients in the areas of fiduciary duties, business divorces, partnership disputes, contracts, financial fraud, trade secrets and noncompetes, government investigations and government contracts, Article 78 proceedings, real estate development and property management disputes, defamation, privacy and reporter’s privilege, false advertising, civil rights, class actions and other constitutional and business disputes.

BakerHostetler

John Sikora

Litigation Partner

Latham & Watkins

John Slater

John Slater advises market-leading public and private companies on the full spectrum of complex corporate finance and capital markets transactions, with a special focus in the retail and technology sectors. John leverages a commercial mindset and comprehensive understanding of the debt and equity capital markets to advise clients on: Initial public offerings (IPO) and follow-on offerings Mergers and acquisitions, particularly de-SPAC transactions Private debt- and equity-linked offerings Liability management transactions, including restructurings, tender offers, exchange offers, and consent solicitations Formation of partnerships and joint ventures Corporate governance and other general corporate matters Beyond his transactional work, John helps clients navigate day-to-day life as a public company or a company in the process of going public. John collaborates across Latham’s multidisciplinary platform to connect companies with the internal and external resources they need to achieve their business goals. As a native Spanish-speaker, John also provides both commercial and cultural fluency to clients in matters with a Latin America nexus, including companies pursuing dual listings on local markets and the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq, as well as private securities offerings to US investors.

Latham & Watkins

John Smith

John E. Smith | Morrison Foerster John E. Smith, former Director of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), is co-head of Morrison Foerster’s National Security practice, and a member of the Crisis Management group and Investigations + White Collar group. After serving 11 years as a top official at OFAC and three years as its Director, Mr. Smith brings to the firm unmatched experience in economic sanctions, enforcement, and national security. Both in the United States and globally, clients turn to Mr. Smith for his deep experience and unique perspective on the complexities and escalating risk of U.S. and multilateral sanctions. He is a trusted advisor for clients navigating significant civil and criminal enforcement actions by U.S. and other government prosecutors and regulators.

Morrison Foerster

John Smith

Partner

Balch & Bingham LLP

John Snyder

With more than a decade of experience as a federal antitrust enforcer, John provides valuable insights and practical advice to his clients facing government antitrust investigations, including clients seeking regulatory clearance for strategic mergers and acquisitions. John provides comprehensive antitrust services, including merger clearance, litigation, and counseling. He regularly represents industry-leading clients before the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, Federal Trade Commission, and state attorneys general, including clients in the financial services, health care, and technology sectors.

Alston & Bird LLP

John Sobolewski

John Sobolewski represents sponsors and corporate borrowers in their most complex financing and liability management transactions. He is the Global Chair of Latham’s Liability Management practice. John’s practice spans the full range of leveraged finance, including liability management and special situations, leveraged M&A and LBOs, complex hybrid capital, debt capital markets offerings and exchanges, syndicated and direct loans, NAV loans and capital call facilities, management company financings, and out-of-court workouts. John has led many of the largest and most complex liability management exercises seen in the market, and has received numerous recognitions for his work in the field. John writes frequently on financing and liability management matters, and his work has been published in CFO magazine, Financier Worldwide magazine, the International Comparative Legal Guide, and the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance. John has advised clients across industries, including technology, communications, media and entertainment, REITS and real estate, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, retail, education, transportation and logistics, and energy.

Latham & Watkins

John Socknat

Partner, Co-Practice Leader of Ballard Spahr's Mortgage Banking Group and Managing Partner of the Washington, D.C., office

Ballard Spahr LLP

John Sorkin

Ropes & Gray LLP

John Spears

John Spears advises institutional investors on real estate financing transactions. John represents lenders in complex secured financing transactions, including: Origination of CMBS loans, construction loans, and mezzanine loans Secondary market transactions, including syndications, loan purchases and sales, and the negotiation of co-lender and intercreditor agreements Workouts

Latham & Watkins

John Stavinoha

John Stavinoha advises private equity firms as well as public and private energy companies on a full spectrum of energy transactions. John draws on a strong technical command of commercial agreements and deep relationships across the energy industry to guide clients through complex, business-critical transactions and to manage operational risks and maximize the value of their assets. He advises clients on both conventional and cutting-edge project agreements, including: Gas, crude, and NGL gathering, transportation, processing, and storage agreements Leases, farmout, and participation agreements Development and operating agreements Produced water gathering, disposal, and recycling agreements Water supply and surface use agreements John also regularly helps clients structure and execute upstream asset acquisitions and divestitures. He brings a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach informed by extensive relationships with private equity sponsors and energy companies. Before joining Latham, John was a partner in the oil and gas projects group at another global law firm.

Latham & Watkins

John Stein

Partner

Shartsis Friese LLP

John Steiner

John is director of Sullivan's Real Estate Department. He is also a member of the firm's Management Committee. Experienced in all aspects of real estate law and transactions, John's practice focuses on acquisitions, financings and development work. In particular, he represents REITs in the office, hotel and senior housing industries in connection with their acquisition, disposition, financing and leasing of large portfolios and individual assets. John frequently advises foreign investors in the U.S. real estate markets. He also frequently represents borrowers and lenders for senior housing projects. He is active in the legal community and co-chaired the Boston Bar Association’s Real Estate Finance Committee in 2004 and 2005. He also chaired the firm’s Hiring Committee.

Sullivan & Worcester LLP

John Sullivan

Partner

Mayer Brown

John Sullivan

Senior Counsel; Co-Chair of DLA Piper's Global Real Estate Sector

DLA Piper LLP (US)

John Sweeney

Counsel

Offit Kurman

John T. Bycraft

Shareholder

Vedder

John Taladay

Partner

Baker Botts L.L.P.

John Thomas

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Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

John Timperio

Dechert