John-Paul G. Haskins
JP focuses on corporate matters with an emphasis on private equity, mergers and acquisitions, search funds, and corporate governance.
John-Paul (JP) Haskins assists clients with mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactions and general business law matters across a wide variety of industries. JP actively represents private equity funds, search funds, independent sponsors, family offices, and strategic investors in connection with acquisitions, dispositions, restructurings, and financings. He regularly serves as outside counsel for portfolio companies, providing comprehensive legal support.
With significant experience in entrepreneurship through acquisition, JP advises searchers, search fund investors, and search fund companies at all stages. He also counsels clients on fund formation, fundraising, structuring, acquisitions, company operations, and shaping exit strategies.
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Education & Credentials
Education
- Baylor University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, Technical Editor, Baylor Law Review, 2016
- University of Texas at Austin, B.A., 2012
Bar and Court Admissions
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Texas
Related Employment
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Dallas, TX, Of Counsel, 2016-2025
- Baylor University School of Law, Waco, TX, Adjunct Professor, 2018-2025
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Judicial Intern for the Honorable Kathleen Cardone, 2014
- Texas House of Representatives, Legislative Director for Representative Kenneth Sheets, 2012-2013; Legislative Aide for Representative Dee Margo, 2011-2012
Professional Recognition
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch in Corporate Law, 2023-2024; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2021-2024
Listed by Super Lawyers Magazine, Texas Super Lawyers, "Rising Stars," 2024
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Professional Leadership
- American Bar Association, Member
- Texas Bar Association, Member