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John Caldwell Guilds III
also known as Law Office of J. Caldwell Guilds III, PLLC
About John
Biography
The Law Office of J. Caldwell Guilds III is a boutique business, estate planning, real estate, and investment litigation law firm providing sophisticated advice to entrepreneurs, investors, and closely held business owners on the creation, protection, and distribution of wealth. John Guilds is both an Attorney and a dually registered Investment Professional with FINRA. John earned the Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA) professional designation from the Yale School of Management and the Investments & Wealth Institute in 2020. He formed the Law Office of J. Caldwell Guilds III in 2022 to work in conjunction with his affiliated business, Heriot-Guilds Private Capital & Investments, as a holisitic, integrated provider of tailored, strategic advice driving satisfactiory solutions to a variety of complex legal and financial issues confronting high net worth individuals and those aspiring to become one.
John is a member of the State Bar in New York, California, South Carolina, and Utah. He earned a JD from the Georgetown University Law Center (Cum Laude) and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Honors). Before establishing the Law Office of J. Caldwell Guilds III, John worked as a real estate and M&A attorney in Barcelona, Spain with Bufete Pinto Ruiz and as a securities and M&A attorney in New York, NY with Latham & Watkins. He has approximately 15 years experience negotiating, structuring, and documenting complex, long-dated financial transactions as a Project Finance banker in South America, North America, and Australia.
Focus on structuring, negotiating, and documenting financial transactions and strategic business combinations; trusts, wills, probate, and trustee services. Expertise in real estate & mortgages, bank finance & workouts, M&A, securities law, private placements, and project finance. Adept at identifying and structuring around risk. Securities / investment fraud litigation. Highly skilled at transactional analysis, negotiation, structuring, and drafting documentation.
Practice Areas
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
$ 270-360 per hour
Contingency
20%-30%
Retainer
Sometimes
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
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Licensed in California for 4 years
State: California
Acquired: 2022
No misconduct found
Licensed in Utah for 4 years
State: Utah
Acquired: 2021
No misconduct found
Licensed in South Carolina for 25 years
State: South Carolina
Acquired: 2000
No misconduct found
Licensed in New York for 33 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1992
No misconduct found
Location
Law Office of J. Caldwell Guilds III, PLLC
890 Main Street, Park City, UT, 84060
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Experience
Honors
1997
Selected for Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society, Beta Gamma Sigma University of Chicago Chapter
Work Experience
2021 - Present
Attorney, Certified Private Wealth Adviser, Law Office of J. Caldwell Guilds III, PLLC
1997 - 2020
Project Finance Banker / Sr. Relationship Manager, MUFG Union Bank, CoBank, and Bank of America in North America, South America, & Australia
1993 - 1995
Inhouse Attorney & Associate Investment Banker, Pulsar Equity Partners / Vectormex Securities (US-LatAm investment banking and private equity.)
1992 - 1993
Associate Attorney, Securities and M&A, Latham & Wakins in New York, New York
1991 - 1992
Visiting Attorney, Real Estate and M&A, Bufete Pinto Ruiz in Barcelona, Spain
Associations
2022 - Present
Utah State Bar, Business Law SectionExecutive Committee
2020 - Present
NMLSLicensed Mortgage Loan Originator (NMLS ID 1980019)
2020 - Present
Utah Department of Real EstateLicensed Real Estate Sales Agent (ID 11663636-SA00)
1994 - Present
FINRADually registered investment professional (CRD 2453002)
Sample of Legal Cases
Drafted Agreement on Marriage & Property
Drafted Agreement in Lieu of Litigation to Divide Property While Maintaining Marriage.
Created LLC for Aspiring Entrpreneur
Advised Entrepreneur on Capital Structure, Tax Consequences, and Business Entity Type; Created and Filed Necessary LLC Documents.
PSEG Power $800 Million Syndicated Bank Facility
Successful Close of $800 Million Non-Recourse 4 Year Construction & Term Loan Facility
Ouachita Power $500 Million Senior Credit Facilities
$500 Million Non-Recourse Bank Financing for the Construction and Operation of Ouachita Power, a Portfolio Company of Cogentrix Energy
Green Country Energy $386.5 Million Senior Credit Facilities
$386.5 Million Non-Recourse Bank Financing for the Construction and Operation of Green Country Energy, a Portfolio Company of Cogentrix Energy
Industria Automotriz Series A & Series B Common Stock Offering
Successful Issuance of 10,140,000 Shares of Series A Common Stock on the Mexican Bolsa and 23,860,000 Shares of Series B Common Stock under Rule 144A and Reg S.under Rule 144A to Qualified Institutional Buyers
Crown Packaging HY Financing and LBO of Paperboard Industries Corporation
Successful Issuance of High Yield Notes with Detachable Warrants under Rule 144A
PM Holdings Corporation 400,000 Shares Stock
Successful Issuance by PM Holdings Corporation of $40 Million in Common Stock for the Purchase of Purina Mills through PMI Acquisition Corporation
PMI Acquisition Corporation $200 Million Senior Subordinated Notes
Successful Issuance of $200 Million in Senior Subordinated Notes by PMI Acquisition Corporation for the Acquisition of Purina Mills.under Rule 144A to Qualified Institutional Buyers
The Cooper Companies M&A
Successful Stock Purchase Acquisition of CoastVision by CooperVision
Bell & Howell 11.5% Senior Discount Debentures
Successful Issuance of High Yield Debentures under Rule 144A to Qualified Institutional Buyers
Goldman Sachs Investment Partners Espana
Drafted Official Translation of Preliminary Expression of Interest Letter from Goldman Sachs PE Fund to Board of Directors of Target Company
Family Living Trust with Assets in Spain
Successful Tax-Free Transfer of Real Property and Privately Held Stock from Spain to US Beneficiary through Appropriate Business Structure.
FarmaCusi Joint Venture
Successful Creation of the FarmaCusi JV between Laboratorios Cusi, a Spanish Company, and Leo Pharmaceutical, a Danish Company.
Can Torrella de Vacarisses Industrial Park
Successful Simultaneous Purchase & Sale of Master Parcel and Individual Lots in Financing and Development of an Industrial Park
Education
2020
Yale School of Management and the Investments & Wealth Institute
Certified Private Wealth Advisor
1997
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
MBA - Master of Business Administration (Honors)
1995
Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government
Strategic Public-Sector Negotiation Program
1995
NASBIC and NVCA
Venture Capital Institute
1995
JL Kellogg Graduate School of Management Executive Program
The Art of Venturing
1991
Georgetown University Law Center
JD - Juris Doctor (Cum Laude)
1985
College of Charleston
BA - Bachelor of Arts Political Science
Publications
1992
Maryland Journal of International Law and Trade
"If It Quacks Like a Duck:" Comparing the ICJ Chambers to International Arbitration for a Mechanism of Enforcement
Languages
Spanish
English
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Answers
Q&A
Can I break my lease?
11 Sep 2023
Q&A
California's intestate succession law with no will?
10 Sep 2023
Q&A
I want my ex husband to buy me out of my share of our business. How do you decide on a number?
06 Sep 2023