John Millspaugh

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John Millspaugh is a partner in the Business Services Group. His practice is focused on complex transactional matters such as mergers and acquisitions; venture capital, private equity, debt and other financing transactions; joint ventures and strategic alliances; product development and supply agreements; antitrust matters; and other general corporate and contract matters for national and international corporations. He regularly provides business and finance counsel, in addition to legal counsel, to entrepreneurial businesses ranging in size from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies.

John also has experience representing clients in federal regulatory matters before the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Commerce. He has significant experience in domestic and cross-border deals, and is skilled in structuring transactions, supervising deal teams, drafting agreements and negotiating effectively while maintaining collegiality. He has assisted clients with women-owned and minority-owned businesses (MBE/WBEs) certifications, as well as Veteran Business Enterprise (VBE) certification.

• Represented publicly held communications company in domestic and international purchases and sales of television and radio stations (including radio network acquisitions in Slovakia and Poland).
• Represented several start-up and growth companies in securing venture capital and debt financing.
• Represented Fortune 500 company in negotiation of venture capital placement transactions.
• Represented international consumer electronics company in negotiation of multi-year component manufacturing and supply agreement with satellite television company.
• Represented U.S. software development company in negotiation of license and development agreement for telecommunications infrastructure software with international telecommunications company.
• Represented multinational health products manufacturer in connection with multiple joint ventures and strategic alliances.
• Represented Midwestern agricultural product company in connection with establishment of Brazilian manufacturing joint venture.
• Represented National Football League franchise in negotiating and drafting of stadium naming rights agreement.
• Represented Midwestern chemical company in acquisition of Texas specialty chemicals business from founders, and subsequent sale to Fortune 500 company.