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John Lynch practices in the Business Law Group and has been practicing corporate law in Boston since 1975. John represents business organizations in a variety of high tech and traditional industries and generally serves as outside general counsel to these organizations. His practice focuses on general business representation, mergers and acquisitions, business transactions, contracts, financing, licensing, and generally fulfilling the day-to-day legal requirements for businesses. John has represented U.S. clients in international transactions, especially in Europe and China. Throughout his years of practice, John has represented many privately held or family owned businesses, handling all aspects of the representation of privately held concerns including exit strategies, succession planning, estate planning, and tax issues.

John also practices in the Trusts and Estates Group where he serves as a trustee of numerous trusts. He has extensive experience in the planning, drafting, and management of trusts including related investment decisions. In his over thirty years of experience as a trustee of many client trusts and advisor to other trustees, John has often served as a family attorney and liaison between the individual trusts and various family members. As a result of this work, he has developed an expertise in trust law, income taxation of fiduciaries, investments, relations with investment managers, the preparation and filing of fiduciary income tax returns, and other legal matters related to the formation, management and termination of trusts.

Representative Matters
  • General Counsel for twenty years to one of the country’s largest independent distributors of high speed steel, culminating in representation in sale to Fortune 500 entity.
  • Outside general counsel for ten years to NASDAQ listed entity, including conducting international transactions, acquisitions, financing, public offering, and ultimate reverse triangular merger with large public company.
  • Legal counsel for approximately twenty years to The Hundred Club of Mass., Inc., a charitable corporation that provides crucial benefits to the surviving family members of deceased Massachusetts police officers and firefighters. Representation includes advice regarding preservation of charitable status, compliance with federal and state requirements, corporate governance issues, tax issues, and other matters related to the day-to-day operations.
  • General Counsel for twenty years to international manufacturer with operations in the U.S., Europe, and China.
  • Outside General Counsel to media company in business of purchasing and selling media properties internationally.
  • Represented principal shareholder of privately held business in successful purchase of other shareholders' equity interests, negotiating settlement of pending lawsuit, and compromise of disputed indebtedness.
  • Recently engaged by energy company to negotiate and structure complex acquisition agreement with respect to its purchase by a large European energy entity.
  • Counsel to a management group buy out in connection with $400 million acquisition.
  • Negotiation and structuring of joint venture in China.
Professional
  • Distinctions: Peer review "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest bestowed rating; Massachusetts Super Lawyer, 2004.
  • Admitted: Massachusetts; United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
  • Member: Boston Bar Association (Member, Corporate and Computer Law Sections); Massachusetts Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section); Smaller Business Association of New England.
Community Involvement
  • Member of Needham Conservation Commission from 1986-1994.
  • Current legal counsel to and member of Board of Directors of The Hundred Club of Mass., Inc., a charitable corporation that provides crucial benefits to the surviving family members of deceased Massachusetts police officers and firefighters.
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John T. Lynch
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direct 617.589.3820
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jlynch@davismalm.com
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Education
  • J.D., University of Notre Dame, 1975.
  • B.S., Accounting, Wheeling College, 1968.
  • First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 1969-1972.