John McKnight focuses on corporate transactions, including public offerings, venture capital/private equity financings, acquisitions, sales and restructurings. Mr. McKnight has extensive experience counseling boards of directors and their various committees, as well as handling complex corporate governance matters. He also represents clients in a broad range of international commercial transactions, including acquisitions, sales, joint ventures, franchising and distribution arrangements. Mr. McKnight advises clients in a broad range of industries, including health care, technology, energy, financial services, and hospitality. He also co-chairs the Firm's Capital Markets Section and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America.
Representative Experience
- Representation of publicly-held U.S. corporation in connection with merger with publicly-held Canadian corporation.
- Representation of Special Committee in "going private" sale transaction.
- Representation of healthcare technology company in exchange of preferred stock and cash for convertible debentures.
- Representation of financial software and consulting company in initial public offering.
- Representation of New York Stock Exchange money management company in connection with spin-off transaction.
- Representation of large U.S. real estate brokerage firm in international matters, including acquisitions and franchising transactions in Australia, Europe, Africa and Latin America.
- Representation of investment banks and issuers in stock and convertible debt financings.
- Representation of privately-held companies in initial and follow-on venture capital financing rounds.
Education
- J.D., The University of Texas School of Law, 1985
Texas Law Review: Note Editor - B.A., magna cum laude, Vanderbilt University, 1981
Bar Admissions
Publications & Presentations
- Co-Author, "JOBS Act Relaxes Capital Formation Regulation," published in Locke Lord News
- Speech and Paper: "An Independent Director's Practical Guide to Selling a Company," presented to the Dallas Bar Association Mergers and Acquisitions Section
- Speech and Paper: "Entanglement Risk: Managing the Risk of Being Taken Down by Others," presented to the Austin Association of Corporate Counsel
- Speech: "Developments in SEC Disclosure Relating to Executive Compensation," presented at SMU's Annual Corporate Counsel Symposium
- Speech: "2006 SEC Executive Compensation and Related Disclosure Rules," presented in conjunction with the Locke Lord Corporate Program Series
- Speech: "2005 Securities Act Offering Reform: Of WKSI's, Free Speech and Other Advances," presented in conjunction with the Locke Lord Corporate Program Series
- Speech and Paper: "NYSE and Nasdaq Corporate Governance Rules," presented to the American Society of Corporate Secretaries
- Speech and Paper: "Public Offerings in a Post-Sarbanes-Oxley World," presented in conjunction with the Locke Lord Program Series
- Speech and Paper: "The SEC's Plain English Rules," presented to the Dallas Bar Association Securities Law Section
- Article: "Establishing a Corporation," appearing as a chapter in Doing Business in Texas
- Article: "A New Dawn in the Mexican Financial Services Industry: Current and Future Markets and Legal Regulations," appearing in Mexican Business Review
- Article: "Mexico's Industrial Property and Copyright Laws: Another Step Toward Linkage With a Global Economy," appearing in International Business Lawyer. A similar article appeared in the Newsletter of the International Law Section of the State Bar of Texas.
Professional History
Professional Affiliations & Achievements
- Named, The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law
- Board of Directors, Texas Law Review Association
- Research Fellow, The Center for American and International Law (formerly, Southwestern Legal Foundation)
- Member, International Bar Association, Business Law Section
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Corporate Counsel Section
- International Law Section
- Securities Law Section
- Member, Dallas Bar Association
- Mergers and Acquisitions Section
- Securities Law Section
- International Law Section
- Former President and Executive Committee Member, US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce (Southwest Chapter)
Community Leadership
- Former Chairman, Highland Park Community League
- Board of Directors, Phoenix House of Texas
- Board of Directors, Promising Youth Alliance
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