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John M. Gherlein
Partner

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Cleveland
PNC Center
1900 East 9th Street, Suite 3200
Cleveland, OH 44114-3482

T 216.861.7398
F 216.696.0740

Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1983
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1982
  • Ohio, 1980

Education

  • J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1980
  • B.A., Bucknell University, 1977

John M. Gherlein

John Gherlein is the firmwide Chair of BakerHostetler’s Business Group. He has extensive experience representing public and private companies in M&A transactions and counseling public companies regarding their compliance with disclosure and reporting obligations. He also advises public and private companies on debt and equity offerings, including IPOs.

Mr. Gherlein regularly advises boards of directors and their committees on general corporate governance matters, as well as in special circumstances such as change of control settings and accounting inquiries. He has worked closely with the firm’s White Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations Team in FCPA, options dating and other accounting inquiries. He also has a background in antitrust litigation and counseling.

Mr. Gherlein is a member of the Board of Trustees of University School. He is a member of the American, Ohio State and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations, is active in the Securities Law Section of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar, and has been a frequent speaker at that section’s annual Securities Law Institute.

Events
10/2/2012 WEBINAR: The Roles and Challenges of Audit Committees in the Era of Dodd-Frank and Sarbanes-Oxley

News
5/24/2013 Chambers and Partners Recognizes 84 BakerHostetler Lawyers: Named a Leading Firm in 20 Practice Areas
12/7/2012 173 BakerHostetler Attorneys Named 2012 Super Lawyers; 55 Named Rising Stars
9/17/2012 “Best Lawyers in America” Recognizes 127 BakerHostetler Attorneys: Eleven Named “Lawyer of the Year”
6/7/2012 Chambers USA Recognizes 71 Baker Hostetler Lawyers: Named a Leading Firm in 15 Practice Areas
12/31/2011 2011 Super Lawyers Announced
11/1/2011 “Best Lawyers in America” Recognizes 111 Baker Hostetler Attorneys

Executive Alert / Newsletters
7/26/2011 D.C. Court of Appeals Vacates Proxy Access Rule