John M. Jennings

Banking & Financial Services

Blockchain & Digital Currency

Corporate Governance

Executive Compensation, ERISA, Employee Benefits

Mergers & Acquisitions

Private Equity

Public Company Compliance & Counseling

Securities Offerings

John Jennings practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, public company reporting, executive compensation and corporate governance. He:

-Represents public and private acquirers and sellers of businesses in various industries

-Represents issuers, underwriters and placement agents in public and private securities offerings, including initial public offerings, PIPE transactions, shelf take-downs, and other follow-on offerings

-Advises companies and their constituents regarding banking regulatory, fiduciary duty and corporate governance issues, proxy contests, periodic disclosure and other securities law issues

-Advises clients with respect to bank mergers and acquisitions, including FDIC-assisted transactions, and

-Advises companies regarding takeover preparedness and shareholder rights agreements

Illinois State Bar Association

Corporate, Banking & Securities Law Section Council, South Carolina Bar

Section of Business Law, M&A Market Trends Subcommittee, Committee on Negotiated Acquisitions (which produces the Strategic Buyer/Public Target Mergers & Acquisitions Deal Points Study)

Northwestern University School of Law, JD, magna cum laude (1997)

Order of the Coif

Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, MBA, with distinction (1997)

University of Virginia, BA (1988)

Echols Scholar