John T. Lynch

 
 

Practice Focus and Experience


John Lynch has been practicing corporate law in Boston since 1975. His practice focuses primarily on advising business organizations as general outside corporate counsel and representing them in corporate transactional work. John represents business organizations in a variety of high tech and traditional industries and generally serves as outside general counsel to these organizations advising on general business matters, mergers and acquisitions, transactions, contracts, financing, licensing, corporate governance, structuring of legal entities, executive compensation, and generally counseling on and fulfilling the day-to-day legal requirements for businesses. John has particular expertise representing U.S. businesses in connection with international transactions, predominately in Europe and China. His training and background in accounting provide him with a special insight into the financial and tax matters that confront businesses. A substantial portion of John’s practice also includes advising board of directors and addressing corporate governance issues.

Representative Matters


  • Served as General Counsel for twenty years to one of the country's largest independent distributors of high speed steel, culminating in representing the company in its sale to a public company.
  • Served as outside General Counsel for ten years to NASDAQ-listed entity, including conducting international transactions, acquisitions, financing, public offering, and ultimate sale to a public company.
  • Served as General Counsel for twenty years to international manufacturer with operations in the U.S., Europe, and China, included the negotiation and structuring of joint venture in China to construct a manufacturing facility.
  • Counsel to a regional advertising business comprised of multiple companies in several states that were eventually sold to various acquirers.
  • Serves as outside General Counsel to media company in business of purchasing and selling media properties both domestically and internationally.

Professional


  • Distinctions: Peer Review AV® Preeminent™ rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest bestowed rating; Massachusetts Super Lawyer, 2004.
  • Admitted: Massachusetts; United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
  • Fellow: Massachusetts Bar Foundation.
  • Member: American Bar Association; Boston Bar Association; Massachusetts Bar Association.

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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