John Hairr III Bio

John Hairr has over 33 years of experience advising clients engaged in a full range of domestic and cross-border business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, auction-type divestitures, spinoffs, restructurings, and alternatives to traditional mergers and acquisitions transactions, such as joint ventures and strategic alliances. He also represents companies with regard to the acquisition and sale of distressed businesses, including through Section 363 bankruptcy sales. John counsels companies regarding debt and equity financings, including acquisition financings, and he regularly advises clients with regard to a broad range of their general commercial, securities, franchise, compliance, corporate governance, and real estate needs. John serves clients ranging from Fortune 500 corporations and closely held companies to entrepreneurial startups and local governments. He counsels non-U.S. companies who seek to enter or expand their presence in the U.S. market through acquisitions, as well as U.S. companies acquiring or selling businesses overseas. John represents clients in a wide range of industries that include consumer products and services, technology, manufacturing and distribution, lighting, automotive, steel, water and utility systems, pharmaceutical, and textiles.