John K. Wilson is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP and is a member of the firm's Transactional & Securities Practice and Energy Industry Team.
Mr. Wilson is a corporate lawyer whose practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate financings, and securities law matters. He represents Fortune 500, middle-market and emerging public and private companies in a variety of industries, as well as investment banks and venture capital and private equity funds, on their transactional and corporate matters.
Mr. Wilson advises buyers and sellers, both domestically and internationally, in public and private mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, spin-offs, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, joint ventures and other strategic alliances. Mr. Wilson also represents issuers and investment banks in public and private equity and debt securities offerings and has completed over 50 public offerings raising over $15 billion for corporate clients. He regularly counsels management, boards of directors and board committees of a number of public companies regarding federal securities law compliance, disclosure and reporting, corporate governance and takeover defense matters. Mr. Wilson also has experience with venture capital and private equity fund formation and portfolio company investments, as well as hedge fund matters.
Mr. Wilson is a frequent speaker on corporate governance, securities law disclosure and mergers and acquisitions matters. He is a member of the Milwaukee Bar Association, the State Bar of Wisconsin and the American Bar Association.
Mr. Wilson has been Peer Review Rated as BV® Distinguished™, a mark of excellence in Martindale-Hubbell's peer review rating system. In 2010 and 2011, Mr. Wilson was recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in the area of corporate/M&A. He was also selected for inclusion in the 2006, 2007 and 2010 lists of Wisconsin Super Lawyers - Rising Stars®.
Mr. Wilson received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif. He received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Marquette University, where he was elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa.