John Moore Bio

John Moore regularly serves as lead corporate and M&A counsel for search fund, private equity-backed, and self-funded entrepreneurs, as well as traditional private equity funds and family offices. Employing his background in economics and strong, sensible legal knowledge, John is adept at formulating strategic plans for clients and managing a team of attorneys and support staff to effectively and efficiently meet his clients’ goals. John’s comprehensive role includes advising his clients on structuring and governance considerations for newly formed companies and portfolios, continued support of those companies’ general corporate governance needs, assisting clients through the initial IOI and LOI negotiation process, deal structuring to ensure an efficient result for his clients, performing and managing due diligence, preparing and negotiating a wide range of transactional documents, reviewing and addressing related and peripheral real estate matters, and shepherding M&A deals toward a successful closing. In addition to providing initial formation and M&A support, John also serves as outside general counsel for many of his clients, supporting their day-to-day operational needs by directly advising on various matters from corporate governance to commercial contracts, and also coordinating and supervising a team of specialists in other practice areas, such as labor & employment, intellectual property, and employee benefits, to provide full-service legal support for those clients. Prior to entering private practice, John served as a legal intern at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri and as a judicial extern for the Hon. Audrey G. Fleissig in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Prior to joining Spencer Fane, John worked as compliance counsel for a registered broker-dealer and investment adviser.