$ 450-500 per hour
also known as Jack
John P. “Jack” Kennedy is a Partner at Disclosure Law Group, APC. Mr. Kennedy engages in transactional matters on behalf of his clientele. His practice primarily focuses on structuring and negotiating acquisitions, investments, and capital markets offerings on behalf of corporations, venture capital firms, and private equity. Mr. Kennedy helps emerging and mature companies navigate their most critical transactions in a number of dynamic sectors, including commercial real estate, biotechnology, clean energy solutions, emerging technologies, and digital media industries. He regularly represents and advises venture capital and private equity firms on strategic investments and acquisitions in companies in high-value sales and acquisitions of new technologies. Mr. Kennedy advises venture capital and private equity firms on strategic investments and acquisitions in multiple market sectors. He also handles equity and debt capital markets offerings on behalf of issuers.
Mr. Kennedy’s practice includes Debt offerings, including convertible debt offerings, equity offerings and private placements, mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, take-private transactions, spin-off transactions, advising and ensuring compliance with applicable securities regulations.
Mr. Kennedy is experienced in representing private investment funds and fund sponsors in a wide range of transactions. In particular, Mr. Kennedy is experienced in: forming private equity funds, hedge funds, venture capital funds and hybrid funds; developing equity ownership and management structures for fund sponsors, including equity compensation arrangements; advising private investment funds and fund sponsors on relevant securities law issues, including registration and compliance under applicable securities regulations; advising private investment funds in connection with preferred equity investments; advising fund sponsors in disputes with investors; and advising fund sponsors and key representatives in separation arrangements.
Mr. Kennedy attended law school at California Western School of Law, earning multiple achievements for academic success. Mr. Kennedy completed his legal education at University of Southern California’s Gould School of law, during which time his studies focused primarily on the fields of structuring business and corporate organizations, mergers and acquisitions, business finance, and securities regulations. Prior to being an associate at Disclosure Law Group, Mr. Kennedy was a partner at Lee Shome & Kennedy, LLP.
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Acquired: 2017
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Acquired: 2014
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Posted by Joseph Bissell | August 28, 2019 | Hired Attorney
John Kennedy from Lee Shome & Kennedy went above and beyond all my expectations, the contracts he’s formulated for me are not only bullet proof, but really a work of art. The attorneys who receive contracts from Kennedy always compliment (although it doesn’t come out as a ‘compliment’ lol) the level ...
Posted by Erik | August 16, 2019 | Hired Attorney
Jack and the entire team at Lee Shome & Kennedy are an amazing resource. The amount of knowledge that this team has is beneficial to anyone, or any business that they work with. They have helped us form many documents and deliberate whether or not litigation is the best route. They are very open ...
Posted by Dakota | September 17, 2018 | Hired Attorney
Jack was lead attorney for our sale to another entity. Throughout the lengthy process he consistently provided excellent guidance, was extremely attentive to us and to details of the matter and overall showed a ton more initiative and legal horsepower than counsel representing the seller. His written...
Posted by Michael | April 18, 2017 | Hired Attorney
I retained John P. “Jack” Kennedy to handle my start-up business paperwork. I am an attorney, specializing in a completely non-business related area of law. I was thoroughly impressed with the quality of service I received, especially from Jack Kennedy. LSK, and Jack, were attentive, helpful, commun...
Posted by Richard | February 25, 2016 | Hired Attorney
I hired John "Jack" Kennedy to guide me through the formation of a corporation and a business acquisition. Jack was extremely helpful throughout the entire process. He and his staff handled everything from the business formation to negotiating the deal. Jack is persistent, creative and his knowledge ...
"If you are looking to start your own business, growing your business, or any other business needs, John is your guy. He is very knowledgeable about this area of law and is creative in solving your business problems."
"Mr. Kennedy is one of the most knowledgeable, hardworking attorneys in the community. Very compassionate about his work. Without a doubt - I would recommend him to anyone seeking legal assistance in business matters!"
"Prior to partnering with Mr. Kennedy, he provided legal counsel on transaction concerning the purchase and sale of a large corporate entity that sold for over $6,000,000.00. I was very satisfied with the results, and impressed with the results!"
"The answers of Mr. Kennedy are consistently accurate, analytic, and customized to the needs of the Avvo askers. These are exactly the qualities that every client would look for when hiring an attorney."
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2018 California Top 100 Lawyers, Top 100 Magazine
2023 - Present
Partner - Mergers & Acquisitions, Disclosure Law Group, APC
2020 - 2023
Associate, Disclosure Law Group, APC
2015 - 2020
Partner, Lee Shome & Kennedy, LLP
2014 - 2015
Attorney, Law Offices of David S. Lee & Associates
2011 - 2011
Research Assistant, Office of the Attorney General
2014 - Present
State Bar of California
2011 - Present
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
2017
Business Law Certificate
2014
JD - Juris Doctor
2011
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2018
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