John D. Cottingham

Practices

• Corporate Transactions & Securities
• Commercial & Public Finance

Professional Experience

John is a partner in the firm's Corporate Transactions & Securities practice group. He focuses his practice on M&A, sourcing, procurement and supply chain matters, securities, corporate finance, private equity, commercial contracts and investment management.

John's experience includes advisory roles related to a $35 billion tracking stock recombination, a $1.9 billion acquisition of a software company, a $3.5 billion sale of an existing partnership to a corporation, and multiple and varied fixed income and equity offerings.

John also frequently provides training to sourcing, purchasing, procurement and supply chain personnel at various clients, focusing on best practices, negotiation and legal terms and conditions.

Government Service
Prior to law school, John was a submarine officer in the United States Navy, where he served as a Division Officer, Department Head, and as Executive Officer aboard the U.S.S. Phoenix.
Following law school, John worked as an assistant to Counsel to the United States Senate Judiciary Committee.

Admitted
John is licensed to practice in Ohio and New York (inactive).

Education

• New York University School of Law, J.D., 2001
• University of Michigan, B.S.E., 1991

• “Empowering the Purchasing Department”; Mobile, Alabama; June 15, 2011
• “Issues in Commercial Contracts”; Orlando, Florida; November 12, 2010
• "Valuation and Tax Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions”; Cincinnati, Ohio; September 29, 2010
• “Contract Drafting in Downturns”; Cincinnati, Ohio; June 29, 2009
• "Fundamentals of Mergers and Acquisitions", Cincinnati, Ohio, September 11, 2008
• Mergers & Acquisitions - "Setting the Stage: Preliminary Considerations", Cincinnati, Ohio, August 20, 2008