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Practice Summary John Levy focuses his practice on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities. He advises public and privately held companies and their boards, owners, and management on all aspects of corporate structuring, organization, financing, ownership, and planning including business combinations and transactions, public and private equity and debt financings, Securities and Exchange Commission compliance, venture capital, private equity, hedge funds, corporate governance, executive compensation, going private transactions, shareholder disputes, creditors' rights and loan workouts.
Areas of Focus
- Corporate Finance
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Securities Law
- Private Equity, Venture Capital, and Hedge Funds
- Business Formation and Shareholder/Owner Agreements
- Commercial Transactions
- Executive Compensation
- Bankruptcy and Debtor/Creditor Law
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota
- New York
- Georgia
Professional Memberships
- American Bar Association (Section on Business Law)
- Corporate Counsel Association
- Minnesota State Bar Association (Business Law)
- Hennepin County Bar Association (Business and Securities Law Sections)
Professional / Academic Honors
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated
- Member of Expert Panel of the Legal Transformation Study, an acclaimed study exploring strategic planning scenarios for the legal industry to 2020.
- Member of Law & Politics/Twin Cities Business M&A Editorial Advisory Group
- Voted Super Lawyers® by Minnesota Law & Politics, 1993 – 2002, 2006
- Executive Managing Editor, Bankruptcy Developments Journal, Emory University School of Law
Publications / Speaking Engagements
- Quoted and featured in various newspapers and publications including the New York Times and Minneapolis Star Tribune
- Member of the Twin Cities Business M&A Editorial Advisory Group
- Speaker at seminars on various topics pertaining to mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and business law
- Author, Chapter 1 "Working with an Attorney" and Chapter 13 "Management Contracts," The Practical Musician, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, a division of the Minnesota State Bar Association (1993)
- Author, "Recent Developments: Section 507 of the Bankruptcy Code 1," Bankruptcy Developments Journal (1984)
Education
- Juris Doctor, Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, GA, 1985
- Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy and Political Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 1982
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