John Allison is a partner and represents multinational public and private companies in a variety of complex transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs, investments, and joint ventures, in the technology, energy, finance, consulting, construction, retail, security, manufacturing, maritime, cosmetics, airline, and other industry sectors. His cross-border mergers and acquisitions practice often involves numerous parties and operations in multiple countries and the complex international, tax, and regulatory issues associated with those types of deals. As the operations of his clients have spread overseas, he has also gained experience handling international matters in over 40 foreign countries involving issues relating to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, US export control laws, anti-boycott laws, bank guarantees, international treaties and conventions, Incoterms, dealer protection laws, currency exchange controls, and other matters impacting cross-border transactions.
