 
Practice Focus and Experience
John Chambliss practices in the Business Law Group. John represents business organizations and individuals primarily
in the areas of limited liability company law, securities law, corporate
law, partnership law, venture capital, and real estate syndication. His
practice relates primarily to transactions involving business formations,
private and public financings, and acquisitions and sales of businesses.
Prior to joining Davis Malm in 1992, John was an attorney with Gaston
& Snow for 22 years, of which 15 years were as a partner of that firm
and its predecessors.
Representative Matters
- Follow-on registered public offerings of $64 million and $11 million of common stock by publicly held clients in Norwell and North Falmouth, Massachusetts.
- $51.5 million acquisition of a France-based, hazardous waste incinerator company in Arkansas.
- Purchase of an environmental services business with $500 million of
revenues by publicly held client headquartered in Norwell, Massachusetts,
financed by $280 million of debt and equity financings.
- Formation of a $10 million venture capital partnership headquartered
in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Rule 144A private placement of $150 million of senior secured notes
followed by registered exchange offering by publicly-held client headquartered
in Norwell, Massachusetts.
- Registered public offering of $10.6 million by publicly-held client
headquartered in North Falmouth, Massachusetts.
- Private placement of $7 million of LLC interests by client creating
a condominium hotel in Naples, Florida.
- $14.2 million equity financing in a Small Business Investment Company
client of the firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Restructuring of the equity in a limited partnership which owns a 500-unit
apartment complex in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Formation and equity offerings by two limited partnerships which respectively
developed Marriott and Hilton Hotels in Fort Myers, Florida.
- Formation of three joint venture entities between a developer client
of the firm and institutional investors which have developed office/warehouse
buildings in the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts.
- Complex refinancing of $86 million of senior and subordinate debt for
a publicly traded company faced with the pending maturity of $50 million
of senior subordinated notes.
Professional
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Distinctions: Peer review "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest bestowed rating; Massachusetts Super Lawyer, 2004.
- Admitted: Massachusetts.
- Member: Boston Bar Association; American Bar Association
(Member, Business Law Section).
Community Involvement
- Actively involved in Tenacity, a year round youth development
organization that offers free tennis instruction and academic enrichment
to over 3,000 Boston youth.
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John D. Chambliss
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direct 617.589.3860
fax 617.305.3160
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Education
- J.D., Harvard University Law School, 1968.
- A.B., Princeton University, 1964.
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