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John Beckman

John Beckman

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Hogan Lovells US LLP

Hogan Lovells US LLP

United States • M&A/corporate and commercial

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Corporate governance

John Beckman chairs the practice at Hogan Lovells US LLP, which is reputed for its depth of expertise in the governance area, advising both Fortune 500 and newly listed companies. The team is well-regarded for its knowledge of securities law and maintains an active presence in the retail, real estate, and life sciences sectors. It provides clients with day-to-day assistance on governance matters ranging from CEO transitions and executive compensation to internal reviews and investigations. Notably, they represented the board of directors at Abecrombie and Fitch in an internal investigation after their CEO was criminally indicted in a high-profile misconduct case. In DC Beckman is a special securities counsel to many listed companies and international law firms whilst Alan Dye is an authority in work involving the 1934 Securities Exchange Act Section 16. In Northern Virginia, Kevin Greensdale advises public and private companies on SEC compliance, M&A, and governance matters related to capital markets transactions. Weston Gaines and Catalina Santos Parkinson in Washington DC are rising stars in the team. Rupa Briggs is another key name.  
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+1 202 637 5464
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Work Department
Corporate and Finance
Position

Head of U.S. Securities and Public Company Advisory

Career

John Beckman helps his clients navigate the ever-changing public company landscape. He focuses on SEC disclosure, financial and accounting issues, proxy solicitations, insider trading, state corporate law issues, strategic transactions, and corporate governance.

As the leader of the firm's U.S. Securities and Public Company Advisory practice, John's focus is on representing public companies and their boards on their most important matters. John frequently represents public companies and boards of directors on strategic transactions, including strategic review processes and unsolicited takeover proposals, financial restatements, and shareholder interactions, including shareholder engagement and proxy contests. He has over 20 years of experience advising clients on a broad range of complex transactions, such as mergers, acquisitions, tender offers, divestitures, spin-offs, dividends and distributions, capital markets financings and recapitalizations.

John serves as regular outside securities and corporate governance counsel to numerous NYSE and NASDAQ listed companies. In addition, John is regularly engaged as special counsel by other law firms, companies, and boards to advise on corporate governance matters, crises, and special situations.

John is nationally recognized as a leading lawyer in corporate governance and public company representations.

Memberships
Member, Business Law Section, American Bar Association
Education

J.D., University of Baltimore School of Law, magna cum laude, 1997

B.S., Towson University, 1994

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Key clients

  • Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Advance Auto Parts, Inc. Boxlight Corporation Bristol Myers Squibb Equifax Inc. Grace Therapeutics, Inc. (formerly Acasti Pharma Inc.) Labcorp Holdings Inc. Papa John’s International, Inc. VICI Properties Inc. W.P. Carey Inc.

Work highlights

Representing NYSE-listed Abercrombie & Fitch and its Board of Directors on governance matters and an internal investigation related to alleged sexual misconduct by the company’s former CEO.
Represented Nasdaq-listed Papa John’s International, Inc. and its Board on its CEO transition, including its executive compensation arrangements and SEC disclosures related thereto.
Represented a NYSE-listed Advance Auto Parts, Inc. and its Board of Directors with a publicly announced strategic and operational review, which resulted in a sale of its Worldpac business on November 1, 2024.