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John Sykes III

Attorney

Email

jsykes@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 212 848 8666

Offices

New York

V-CARD

John represents major companies, financial institutions and underwriters, advising on the tax aspects of various types of transactions including cross-border offerings of debt and equity securities, country debt restructurings, asset-backed securities, fund offerings, leasing transactions, project finance and mergers and acquisitions.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • The purchaser of merchant power plants.
  • The developer of a transmission line.
  • The joint lead arrangers in connection with the bridges, senior loan, high yield debt and EETC financing for the proposed acquisition of Qantas Airways Limited.
  • The issuer in a proposed IPO of an aircraft operating lessor.
  • The purchaser of an operator of automobile vacuum and tire inflation systems.
  • The purchaser of a concessionaire of baggage cart, locker and stroller services at airports and train stations throughout the world.
  • The issuer in a monetization of certain economic and tax benefits in an infrastructure project.
  • The underwriters in a public offering of credit-enhanced leveraged lease debt through a pass-through trust for a major U.S. airline.
  • The purchaser of aircraft operating leases and supporting staff.
  • The placement agent in the offering by a hedge fund of repackaged credit-enhanced leveraged lease debt through a pass-through trust.
  • The purchaser of rolling stock operating leases.

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, New York University School of Law, Graduate Tax Program (Fall 1981-Spring 1982)
  • Instructor in Taxation, New York University School of Law, Graduate Tax Program (Fall 1980-Summer 1981)
  • Adjunct Instructor, University of Louisville School of Law (Winter 1977-Winter 1979)

Qualifications

Admissions

Attorney-at-Law, New York, US

Attorney-at-Law, Florida, US

Attorney-at-Law, Kentucky, US

Courts

United States Tax Court

Academic

LL.M. (Tax), New York University School Of Law

J.D., cum laude, University Of Louisville School Of Law

B.S., University Of Tennessee

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.