Overview
John Martin is a partner in the firm's Corporate and Securities Department. John regularly advises clients on strategic corporate and securities matters and initiatives, including merger and acquisition transactions, the organization and restructuring of virtually all types of business entities, financing matters, regulatory matters, and corporate governance.
John has represented clients in a variety of industries, with a particular focus on the representation of clients in the financial services industry, including bank and financial holding companies, commercial, investment and private banks, broker-dealers, investment companies, and registered investment advisors.
Representative Matters
- Representation of a broker-dealer in connection with its acquisition of a matched book securities lending and borrowing business
- Representation of a national bank in connection with its acquisition of all of the stock of a registered investment advisor
- Representation of a food and paper products distributor in connection with the sale of certain of its business divisions
- Representation of a national bank in connection with its acquisition of a tax consulting, advisory and compliance business
- Representation of a financial and bank holding company in connection with its $137 million (approximate) acquisition of a bank holding company located in New Berlin, Wisconsin
- Representation of a Canadian bank in connection with its $190 million (approximate) acquisition of a Wisconsin state bank
- Representation of a financial and bank holding company in connection with its acquisition of a broker-dealer
- Representation of a bank holding company located in Providence, Rhode Island and its wholly-owned national bank subsidiary in connection with their $167.4 million (approximate) acquisition of bank and bank holding company located in Lisle, Illinois
- Representation of a financial and bank holding company in connection with its $276.5 million (approximate) acquisition of an Indiana state bank
- Representation of a bank holding company in connection with its $307 million (approximate) acquisition of a bank holding company located in Hammond, Indiana
- Representation of a bank holding company in connection with its $65.5 million (approximate) acquisition of a bank holding company located in Villa Park, Illinois
- Representation of a bank holding company in connection with its $142.7 million (approximate) acquisition of a bank holding company located in Hammond, Indiana
- Representation of a bank holding company in connection with its $228 million (approximate) acquisition of a bank holding company located in New Lenox, Illinois
Practice Focus
Admitted
Illinois, 2000
Education
DePaul University College of Law, J.D., with honors, 2000
- Order of the Coif
University of Dayton, B.S., 1996
Insights
Publications
- Co-Author, "More Than a Lack of Enthusiasm Required for a Party to Violate Its 'Commercially Reasonable Efforts' Covenant," Transaction Advisors, July 2016
