John Murry Stephenson Jr.

John Stephenson Corporate Law | US and International Transactions |
John Stephenson, Founder and Managing Attorney

Attorney John Stephenson represents clients in negotiating and completing transactions involving domestic and cross-border business and finance. Mr. Stephenson is Counselor to new and experienced businesses doing cross-border activities outside their home countries. And works with companies in the U.S. to initiate, acquire and expand business in the U.S.

John Stephenson Corporate Law has been established as a boutique law firm to serve the needs of U.S. and international clients. Attorney John Stephenson has a 30 year reputation for integrity, quality and consultative client relationships.

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Law Practice Focus and Specialization
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Real Estate Acquisitions
• Energy Transactions
• Secured Financing
• Letters of Credit
• Organization & Operation of Domestic and Off-shore Corporations• Financing, Dispositions and Restructuring
• Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies
• Product and Service Distribution Structuring
• Acquisition: U.S. and Off-shore Companies
• Disposition: U.S. and Off-shore Companies

Representative Legal Matters
Prepared and negotiated for U.S. entities only – as well as U.S. and foreign entities together.

• Joint Venture Agreements
• Construction Agreements.
• Production Sharing Agreements.
• Equipment Leases
• Leases of Land, Buildings and Office Space.
• Purchase or Sale Agreements, developed real estate.
• Purchase or Sale Agreements, parcels of land.
• Consortium Agreements.
• Risk Sharing Contracts.
• Manufacturing and Distribution Arrangements.
• Appointment (in or outside the U.S.) of Company Agents from other countries.
• Prepared Sales and Purchases of companies; assets or divisions.
• Negotiated Sales and Purchases of companies; assets or divisions.

• Formed and advised clients in planning, organization and operations of corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and limited partnerships, series limited liability companies, some of which had one or a few owners, and some of which had many members and/or shareholders.

• Outside the U.S. – have assisted foreign counsel with the planning and organization of entities that correspond to those in the U.S. known as corporations, limited liability companies and consortia, and advised the clients on the most efficient operational structure of a board of directors or managers for companies in different jurisdictions.

• PPM – Planned, negotiated and prepared private placement memoranda for private offerings, including private placements for entities in the U.S. raising funds in countries outside the U.S. (with the assistance of local counsel). Have also prepared and negotiated financing and debt arrangements for large and small corporations and limited partnerships, representing both banks and borrowers.

• Assisted clients in establishing operating companies in the UK, Malta, Ghana, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, UAE, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, France, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, South Africa, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Peoples Republic of China, Australia, Yemen Arab Republic, Egypt, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and other jurisdictions.

• Worked extensively with letters of credit, cross border sales of products and the shipping of such products via ship, aircraft or trucks pursuant to contracts governed by local laws of the U.S. or other destinations.

• Represented clients in purchasing or selling aircraft registered in different jurisdictions, and working with Mexican counsel established a fractional ownership structure for used aircraft in Mexico

Education

Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law
Degree Name: LLB, cum laude (Juris Doctor J.D.)
Field Of Study: Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law
Dates Attended: 1962 – 1965
Activities and Societies: Order of Barristers, Comments Editor of Southwestern Law Journal

Rice University
Bachelor’s Degree| Field Of Study: Economics and Business Administration
Activities and Societies: Rally Club, Owl Club, Member, Football and Baseball teams

Association Membership

Director, Kozolchyk National Law Center, Feb 2018 – Present
Cause: Economic Empowerment
The Kozolchyk National Law Center is a leading developer of economic empowerment by assisting governments and multinational organizations in drafting national legislation for jurisdictions in Latin America, Africa, Central Europe and Asia. we seek to improve the quality of life in those jurisdictions by enabling secured financing for businesses and individuals.

Co-Founder, Past Chairman of the Board and President | United States Mexico Law Institute, Inc.
Jun 1991 – Jun 2006
Educational programs for US and Mexican attorneys, and publication of United States Mexico Law Journal

Past Chair
International Law Section, Texas Bar Association
Aug 1984 – Aug 1985

Past Advisory Board Member
The Center for American and International Law 1975 – 2020
Southwestern Institute for International and Comparative Law

Past Chair, Southwest Chapter, United States Mexico Chamber of Commerce
United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Economic Empowerment