About John
John Gilluly is a Chambers Band 1-ranked attorney who represents leading global and domestic companies, investors and other institutions across a range of industries, and focuses on capital markets transactions, SEC reporting and compliance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and corporate governance matters.Chambers recognizes John as a “highly regarded” lawyer for “his active funds practice and his deal focused attitude” and has noted that “peers are enthusiastic in their praise,” singling him out as “a smart attorney who is so good with clients.” Furthermore, John “brings ‘great judgment and the most salient business points’ to a diverse range of corporate and securities matters. He is commended for being ‘extremely effective in protecting clients' interests.’”John has repeatedly been named a Texas Super Lawyer in a research project conducted jointly by Law & Politics and Texas Monthly magazines. He also has been regularly listed in The Best Lawyers in America and was recognized as the 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” for Securities/Capital Markets in the Austin metro area.
John Gilluly is a Chambers Band 1-ranked attorney who represents leading global and domestic companies, investors and other institutions across a range of industries, and focuses on capital markets transactions, SEC reporting and compliance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and corporate governance matters.
Chambers recognizes John as a “highly regarded” lawyer for “his active funds practice and his deal focused attitude” and has noted that “peers are enthusiastic in their praise,” singling him out as “a smart attorney who is so good with clients.” Furthermore, John “brings ‘great judgment and the most salient business points’ to a diverse range of corporate and securities matters. He is commended for being ‘extremely effective in protecting clients' interests.’”
John has repeatedly been named a Texas Super Lawyer in a research project conducted jointly by Law & Politics and Texas Monthly magazines. He also has been regularly listed in The Best Lawyers in America and was recognized as the 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” for Securities/Capital Markets in the Austin metro area.
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Education
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Securities / Capital Markets Law, Austin (2026)
- Lawyer of the Year: Securities / Capital Markets Law, Austin (2022)
- Recognized: Corporate Law
- Recognized: Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Special Focus: Capital Markets
- Special Focus: Corporate Compliance
- Special Focus: Corporate Finance
- Special Focus: Corporate Governance
- Special Focus: Disclosure
- Special Focus: General Corporate
- Special Focus: IPO
- Special Focus: Mergers & Acquisitions
- Special Focus: Private Equity
- Special Focus: Publicly-Held Companies
- Special Focus: Securities
- Special Focus: Transactions
- Special Focus: Venture Capital