John H Cooper

Practice Areas

John H. Cooper is a shareholder in Dentons Sirote’s Birmingham, Alabama office, where he is a member of the Corporate practice. As the previous managing partner of Dentons Sirote (formerly Sirote & Permutt, PC) (1999–2005; 2006–2015), John’s practice spans corporate, securities and tax law, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, securities, business and succession planning, corporate finance, corporate tax, directors and officers, executive compensation and general counsel services. John’s recent work also includes numerous mergers and acquisition transactions, the formation of a real estate investment fund and two opportunity zone program funds. In addition, he has served as an adjunct professor of Advanced Corporate Tax at The University of Alabama School of Law and of Partnership Taxation at Samford's Cumberland School of Law.

Publications

Contributor, "Corporate M&A Trends and Developments: USA," Chambers and Partners, 2018–Present

Education