John is also a boardroom level counselor who provides C-level executives, in-house counsel, and boards of directors with experienced corporate advice on matters ranging from fiduciary duties, corporate structuring, and stockholder agreements to transformative strategic undertakings.
He offers especially deep knowledge of business and legal issues in the manufacturing, retail, infrastructure, agriculture, aerospace, and technology sectors, and is a founding member of O’Melveny’s Water Industry Practice.
John leads O’Melveny’s Equity Investment Committee, an internal group managing the investment of more than US$150 million of the firm’s retirement funds. He is the Chair of the O’Melveny Scholarship Program, which provides college scholarships and mentors to fifth graders at LAUSD’s O’Melveny Elementary School, with the goal of encouraging each “O’Melveny Scholar” to succeed academically and pursue a college education.