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John  A.  Good
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Memphis
P:(901) 543-5901
F:(888) 543-4644
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Education
University of Memphis - J.D., 1987
University of Memphis - B.B.A., 1980

Bar Admissions
Tennessee, 1987

Memberships
Memphis Bar Association
Tennessee Bar Association
American Bar Association (Member: Business Law Section, Federal Regulation of Securities Committee Securities Registration and Corporate Governance Subcommittees)
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (Member, Government Relations Committee)

Honors & Distinctions
Recipient, 2008 Benjamin L. Hooks Award
Listed in: Chambers USA; The Best Lawyers in America®; Lawdragon 500 Dealmakers; Business TN magazines’ Top Lawyers; Mid-South Super Lawyers (2006-2009) 
Certified Public Accountant, Tennessee, 1981



John serves on the firm's Executive and Strategic Planning Committees, and is a former managing partner and founder of the firm’s Memphis office. His practice focuses on securities offerings and other corporate finance matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and general representation of public and private companies and underwriters. John's industry expertise includes REITs and other real estate companies, financial institutions, business development companies and closed-end investment companies.

Representative Experience:
  • Underwriters’ counsel on 36 public offerings involving proceeds of more than $4 billion for capital underwriters including Deutsche Bank Securities, JPMorgan, Friedman Billings Ramsey, UBS, Morgan Stanley, Wachovia Securities, AG Edwards, Robert W. Baird, Morgan Keegan and SunTrust Robinson Humphreys.
  • Issuer's counsel on 24 public offerings involving proceeds over $3 billion.
  • Representation of special committee of board of directors of Quadra Realty Trust, Inc. in connection with acquisition by Hypo Real Estate Group in transaction valued at $650 million.
  • Representation of National Commerce Financial Corporation in connection with merger with SunTrust Banks, Inc. in transaction valued at $7 billion.
  • Representation of National Commerce Financial Corporation in connection with eight separate merger and acquisition transactions having an aggregate transaction value in excess of $2.5 billion.
  • Representation of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. in connection with acquisition of Flournoy Development Company in transaction valued at $450 million.