John J. Koenigsknecht

John Koenigsknecht is co-chair of Crowell’s Corporate practice and is based in its Chicago office. He serves as a strategic advisor to public and private companies across the United States and acts as U.S. counsel for international clients on complex corporate transactions, capital market transactions, and governance matters. He regularly handles mergers and acquisitions, entity structuring, tax minimization, intellectual property and licensing matters, executive compensation agreements, commercial agreements, non-compete agreements and confidentiality agreements.

John advises clients on securities offerings, including initial and secondary public offerings, complex cross-border offerings and listings, and other capital-building transactions. He also formulates structures for private placements and manages sophisticated transactions on behalf of cross-border clients conducting business in the United States. John develops business strategies for clients across a broad range of industries, including mining, resources and precious metals, software development, and consumer and industrial product manufacturing.

The George Washington University Law School (J.D., 1996)

Harvard University (A.B., 1991), cum laude