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John Gilluly

John J. Gilluly III

Partner

US Vice Chair, Transactional practice
Member, Global Board
Member, Executive Committee

[E]xtremely effective in protecting clients' interests
— Source quoted in Chambers USA
Austin
About

John Gilluly represents clients across a range of industries and focuses on capital markets transactions, SEC reporting and compliance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions, and corporate governance matters.

Areas of FocusCorporateEmerging Growth and Venture CapitalEnergy and Natural ResourcesEquity Capital MarketsFinancial ServicesHealthcareLife SciencesMergers and AcquisitionsPrivate EquityTechnologyEnvironmental, Social and Governance
Bar admissionsTexas

RECENT EXPERIENCE

  • Outside corporate and securities counsel to multiple public companies
  • Counsel to numerous issuers, venture capital firms and private equity firms in preferred stock and levered transactions
  • Representation of a conflict committee of a public renewables yieldco in multiple drop-down transactions and related matters
  • Representation of a public network software company in prominent global cyber incident response
  • Representation of a public AI company in multiple acquisitions and restructuring
  • Representation of a public software company in the US$3 billion spinout of a separate stand-alone public company
  • Representation of a private equity firm in the US$2.4 billion sale of upstream oil and gas assets
  • Representation of a private equity platform company in its US$500 million international add-on acquisition
  • Representation of a public software company in its US$4.5 billion take-private transaction
  • Representation of a SaaS HCM company in its initial public offering and follow-on offerings
  • Representation of a SaaS FinTech company in its initial public offering and follow-on offerings
  • Representation of underwriters in follow-on offering of a leading payments company
  • Representation of a private equity firm in its leveraged acquisition of multiple employee benefit firms
  • Representation of a venture-backed software company in its acquisition by private equity firm
Education

  • J.D., University of Texas 1998
    Texas Journal of Business Law

  • B.A., Economics and Business Administration, Rhodes College 1992
    cum laude

Awards

  • Chambers USA
    • Band 1, Texas: Austin & Surrounds Corporate/M&A (2020-2023) 
    • Band 1, Texas Technology: Corporate & Commercial (2015-2023) 
    • Band 3, Nationwide Technology (2021-2023)
    • Band 3, Texas Technology: Corporate & Commercial (2014)
    • Up and Coming, Texas Technology: Corporate & Commercial (2013) 
  • The Legal 500 United States
    • Recommended, M&A Middle-Market ($500M-$999M) (2017-2019)
    • Recommended, Capital Markets Equity Offerings – Advice to Managers (2016-2020) 
    • Recommended, Technology: Transactions (2015, 2022) 
  • Named a Texas Super Lawyer in a research project conducted jointly by Law & Politics and Texas Monthly magazines
  • Regularly listed in The Best Lawyers in America and was recognized as "Lawyer of the Year" for Securities/Capital Markets in the Austin metro area (2021-2022)

Media Mentions

Memberships And Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • State Bar of Texas

Civic and Charitable
  • Operation Miracle, Dell Children's Hospital

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Publication

SEC adopts final rules on cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and incident...

31 July 2023 .19 minute read

News

From ‘Destroying Humanity’ to Product Obsolescence, AI Risks Rise for Boards

24 July 2023 .1 minute read

Past event

The future of AI law: webinar playback

12 April 2023 .2 minute read

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Phone

+1 512 457 7090
(Work, Austin)
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