John focuses on all aspects of compensation and benefits, including corporate, securities, bankruptcy, employment and tax laws and ERISA.
Expertise
Industries
Experience
Representative matters
TPG Inc. in the compensation and governance aspects of its acquisition of Angelo Gordon.
Mubadala in its pending acquisition, with Fortress management, of a 90.01% equity interest in Fortress Investment Group from Softbank.
TPG Inc. on the executive compensation, equity incentive, and senior executive and founder retention matters and related governance and disclosure considerations in connection with its $1 billion initial public offering.
The Compensation Committee of Gogo Inc. (mobile telephony for business aviation) on executive compensation and governance matters.)
Pro bono
Published Work
- Cannon, J. (2015) “Just Say No: Why Directors Should Avoid Duties That Will Subject Them to ERISA,” Bloomberg BNA’s Corporate Law & Accountability Report
- Cannon, J. (2013) “In re Trados: Directors Dodge a Bullet,” in Shearman & Sterling LLP Corporate Governance Newsletter
- Cannon, J. and Kessel, M. (2013) “Stock Options and Beyond” (with Mark Kessel), Nature Biotechnology 3
Speaking Engagements
- Frequent law school guest speaker: Harvard Law School, New York University School of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School, James E. Rogers College of Law-University of Arizona and University of Colorado Law School
- Speaker at multiple professional conferences, including Practicing Law Institute, “Hot Issues in Executive Compensation” and “Seventeenth Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe” (Legal Ethics Panel), and Equilar/NASDAQ, “Compensation Committee Forum”
Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations
- Member, The American Law Institute
- Adviser, American Law Institute’s Restatement of the Law, Corporate Governance project
- Inaugural Fellow, American College of Governance Counsel
- Chair, Advisory Committee, Salzburg Global Forum on Corporate Governance
Awards
- Ranked in Chambers USA Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation for 16 years
- Recognized in Legal 500 USA
Qualifications
Admissions
Academic
J.D., New York University, 1985
Languages