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About John-Paul
John-Paul is a partner in Cooley’s public companies group. His practice focuses on advising public and private companies and their boards of directors on a wide range of transactional and corporate governance matters. John-Paul represents clients in debt and equity capital markets transactions, ranging from IPOs and secondary offerings to high-yield, convertible and investment grade debt issuances. In addition, John-Paul advises public company clients on Securities and Exchange Commission reporting and disclosure issues and compliance matters, and he regularly acts as the outside corporate counsel for his clients. John-Paul has been recognized by Chambers USA for his Capital Markets: Debt & Equity practice since 2015 where clients describe him as “extremely knowledgeable, responsive and personable” particularly noting his “strong deal sense” and “good business instincts.”
While in law school, John-Paul was special projects editor for the Vanderbilt Law Review.
Education
Vanderbilt University Law School
JD, 1999, Order of the Coif
Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management
MBA, 1999, Beta Gamma Sigma
University of Memphis
BBA, 1995, summa cum laude
Rankings & accolades
Chambers USA: Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – California (2021 – 2023)
Chambers USA: Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States – Nationwide (2021 – 2023)
Los Angeles Business Journal – Top 100 Lawyers (2023)
International Financial Law Review: Capital Markets – Debt & Equity (2018 – 2021)
The Legal 500 US (2010 – 2021)
Memberships & affiliations
Vanderbilt University Law School, Board of Advisors, President
Phoenix House California, Board of Directors