Bio

While the appearance of John Gierl office might suggest otherwise, John is not an avid collector of paperweights. But he is proud of the many stories those paperweights represent. Perhaps more than any attorney at Katz Teller, John’s shelves overflow with mementoes from the significant lending and financing transactions and mergers and acquisitions John has closed over the years. Those glass collectibles trace the range and scope of matters he has handled—from $3.4 million in private equity financing and $125 million in senior secured credit facilities to a $1.4 billion acquisition of hotels throughout the United States. John’s corporate practice includes corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, financing and private securities transactions. In addition, John has been involved in a variety of franchisor and franchisee organizations, including representation of the Skyline Chili Franchisee Association. At Katz Teller, John chairs the firm’s finance and opinion committees.