Practice Emphasis:
John’s securities practice includes providing representation and advice to broker dealers, investment advisors, private and registered investment companies and issuers on a wide range of business, securities and regulatory compliance matters, including private and public securities offerings. He regularly represents clients before state regulators, FINRA and the SEC. John's intellectual property practice includes representing individual authors and artists, publishers, marketing, manufacturing, food processing companies and educational institutions on various matters such as licensing trade secrets, patents and computer software, facilitating technology transfer and protecting trademarks and copyrights. John also advises a variety of for-profit and non-profit entities on legal matters involving entity formation, business planning, mergers and acquisitions, international trade, distribution arrangements and contracts.
Admitted to Practice:
Nebraska
Other Experience/Achievements:
- Listed: Best Lawyers in America® (Mutual Funds Law), 2013-present
- Listed: Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business (Chambers & Partners Publishing) (Corporate/Commercial)
- Chair, Securities Section, Nebraska State Bar Association, 1996-1997
- Chair, Board of Directors, Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, 2014
- Chair, Lincoln Chamber of Commerce Public Policy Committee, 2014
- Chair, Lincoln Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee, 2014
- Member, Board of Directors, Bright Lights, 1998-2004, President, 2001-2002
