John Dickey, an accomplished corporate and transactional attorney with over three decades of experience, has joined Polsinelli’s expanding Dallas office as a shareholder. Dickey joins the firm’s national Corporate and Transactional Practice Group.
Dickey’s practice is significantly focused on private equity, corporate finance and capital markets-related matters, both for domestic and international businesses. He has also advised numerous clients with complex regulatory and corporate governance issues. Dickey’s legal guidance is informed by his previous experience as in-house counsel with General Dynamics, where he had extensive responsibility for the company’s international business matters.
“John is a skilled attorney who brings wisdom and strong professional capabilities to Polsinelli,” said Jonathan Henderson, managing partner of Polsinelli’s Dallas office and chair of the firm’s Corporate and Transactional Practice. “Over the course of his 30-year career, John has counseled a wide array of clients on virtually every M&A, complex transactional and finance-related issue. His addition to our growing Dallas office further deepens our ability to serve as a resource for our clients.”
“Polsinelli’s nationwide prominence and full-service capabilities offer an optimal platform for advancing our clients’ objectives, whether those clients are focused on operations in the Southwest or well beyond,” said Dickey. “I look forward to continuing to build lasting client relationships and cultivating an in-depth knowledge of their business, in order to deliver strategic, practical legal advice and services.”
Polsinelli’s team of Dallas attorneys currently includes 45 lawyers in such practice areas as IP, real estate, corporate & transactional, litigation, labor & employment, health care, financial services, and nonprofit. The firm also recently expanded its national and Texas footprint with the addition of 44 highly experienced attorneys from the intellectual property boutique Novak Druce, including 14 attorneys in Houston who have established a new office for the firm in that market. With the added Novak Druce attorneys and new offices in Houston and Boston, the firm now has a presence in 19 U.S. cities.
Dickey earned his J.D. from the St. Mary’s University School of Law and completed his M.P.A. and B.S. at Texas Christian University. He has also written and spoken extensively on a variety of domestic and international business issues. Dickey is a member of the State Bar of Texas and its Pro Bono College, American Bar Association’s International Law and Corporate Sections, Dallas Bar Association and International Bar Association, and is a fellow of the Dallas Bar Foundation and Texas Bar Foundation.
Additionally, Dickey is an excellent source for media writing about the following topics:
•Private equity transactions, including cross-border deals
•Corporate finance
•Capital markets
•Regulatory matters involving federal and state securities, FINRA, MSRB and Dodd-Frank
•Corporate governance
