John Nossiff
Founder and Managing Partner
jnossiff@nossiff-law.com
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Overview
John G. Nossiff Jr. is a corporate and securities attorney with 25+ years of experience advising companies, financial sponsors, institutions, and founders/families on transactions and general corporate matters. He currently serves as Managing Partner of the Nossiff Law Firm LLP, a boutique he founded in 2007 after 18 years at large international law firms. He is also Of Counsel to New York City law firm Hunter, Taubman, Fischer & Li, focusing on Asia IPOs. He previously worked at Brown Rudnick in Boston, where he was an Equity Partner and a leader in the Corporate and Securities practice.
John advises clients across industries on M&A (including spin-offs, carve-outs, and reverse acquisitions), IPOs, public and private equity and debt offerings, restructurings, new business organization, corporate governance, SEC compliance & reporting, contested shareholder matters and dispute resolution. He also has expertise in Asia cross-border matters, including capital markets, regulatory policy, and corporate governance. He previously served as an Independent Director of Sunrise New Energy Co (NASDAQ: EPOW), formerly Global Internet of People, a publicly traded technology and industrial services company based in Zibo, Shandong, China.
John earned his JD from Boston University Law School, graduating Magna Cum and as a Laude Tauro Distinguished Scholar, a Hennessey Distinguished Scholar and a Liacos Distinguished Scholar. He earned his BA in Economics, Government, and Accounting from University of New Hampshire’s Peter T. Paul School of Business, graduating Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He is a member of the Bar in Massachusetts and New Hampshire and admitted to practice before the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Representative Matters
▪ Representation of founder / majority shareholder in connection with sale of controlling interest in a registered investment advisor (RIA) with approximately $2B in Assets Under Management (AUM)
▪ Representation of a U.S. company in connection with a $180 Million financing of a roll-up transaction and merger with a public company, with ongoing representation of the public company in connection with SEC matters, including Securities Act registration
▪ Representation of a $300 Million U.S. digital printing company in connection with general corporate, dispute resolution and SEC matters
▪ Representation of Chinese new energy vehicle distributor in connection with its IPO on the Nasdaq Stock Market
▪ Representation of a $200M solar energy glass company in connection with equity financing transactions and Securities Act registration
▪ Representation of Japanese industrial company in connection with its IPO on the Nasdaq Stock Market
▪ Representation of Nasdaq-listed media company in connection with multiple PIPE transactions, SEC Compliance, and its acquisition of a software company
▪ Representation of Chinese technology company in connection with its IPO on the Nasdaq Stock Market
▪ Representation of a large public company in connection with indemnity matters related to the divestiture of a $90 Million business
▪ Representation of a U.S. Company in connection with acquisition of the U.S. division of a Singapore based publicly traded technology company
▪ Representation of a U.S. company with Chinese operations in connection with a public offering on the Nasdaq
▪ Representation of a public U.S. company in connection with class and derivative actions and SEC and DOJ enforcement actions
▪ Representation of a public company regarding the private placement of convertible debt securities
▪ Representation of a U.S. public company in connection with the spin-off of its pharmaceutical subsidiary
▪ Representation of a private U.S. exotic motorsports racing club in connection with mutliple private capital raises
▪ Representation of a U.S. publicly traded biotechnology company in connection with general corporate and SEC matters