John Seegal

Partner

San Francisco

John Seegal, a partner in the San Francisco office, is a member of the firm’s Corporate Group. He concentrates his practice on corporate counseling with a focus on buying and selling companies and helping companies to raise capital through public and private offerings of securities.

He has developed particular knowledge and experience in acting as special counsel for sellers and buyers of middle-market companies. This area of practice includes advising buyers and sellers with respect to acquisition strategy, leading or participating in negotiations, structuring friendly mergers and tender offers, and assisting in the smooth implementation of the acquisition transaction, the integration of the acquired business, and the protection of the interests of the shareholders, directors and management of the acquired business.

D: +1 415 773 5797
E:[email protected]

Address:

The Orrick Building
405 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-2669
United States

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Practices

Admitted In
- California
Education
- Harvard Law School, J.D., 1973, magna cum laude
- Harvard College, B.A., Economics, 1968, summa cum laude
- Harvard Business School, M.B.A., 1973, summa cum laude
Honors
- Co-Chairman of the 2001 Securities Regulation Institute sponsored by Practising Law Institute (PLI)
- Baker Scholar, Harvard Business School
Languages
- French
Memberships
- State Bar of California
- Past Co-Chairman of the Securities Regulation Institute
Speeches
- John has frequently lectured for Practising Law Institute (PLI) and other organizations.
Publications
- “Maximizing Leverage in Future Negotiations: Drafting Suggestions for the Letter of Intent” in Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company (PLI)
- “Allocation of Risk in Corporate Acquisitions,” in Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company (PLI)
- "Changes in Bargaining Power," in Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company (PLI)
- “Acquiring the Privately Held California Corporation: California Law Considerations,” in Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company (PLI)
- “The Acquisition as Exit Strategy: Special Issues When Public Companies Acquire Privately Held Companies,” in 31st Annual Institute on Securities Regulation (PLI)
- “Due Diligence Procedures in Initial Public Offerings,” in How to Prepare an Initial Public Offering (PLI)
- “The Lawyerless Acquisition,” in Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company (PLI)
- “Private Company M&A: Deal Structures, Execution and Related Issues,” in 33rd Annual Institute on Securities Regulation (PLI)
- “The Registered First Offering,” in Securities Law Techniques (Prentice Hall)