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John H Cooper

John H Cooper

USA 2026

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About

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John H. Cooper is a shareholder in Dentons Sirote’s Birmingham, Alabama office, where he is a member of the Corporate practice group. 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

New York University, School of Law

LLM (Taxation)

1980

The University of Alabama School of Law

JD

1978

University of Alabama in Huntsville

BA

1975

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Corporate/Commercial - Alabama

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial
John Cooper advises on a range of transactions including sales and purchases of businesses. He offers particular expertise in fund formation matters.

Strengths

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  • John is extremely responsive and will get us the answers needed, while explaining them in an understandable manner.

    Corporate/CommercialChambers Guide to the USA

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