John E. Sellers

Areas of Expertise:

  • Corporate Finance
  • Corporate Law and Governance
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Venture Capital and Emerging Companies

Background & Experience:

John is an income partner and a member of BTJD’s corporate and business law group, with an emphasis on equity financing transactions and mergers and acquisitions. He represents clients at all phases of an entity’s lifecycle, from bootstrapping start-ups dealing with organizational matters and contract drafting issues, to growth stages involving venture capital financings and then eventually exits. John advises on various corporate and business matters, including entity restructures, drafting, reviewing and negotiating SaaS and license agreements and other commercial contracts.

John graduated magna cum laude with a J.D. from J. Reuben Clark Law School in 2017 and has been with BTJD since then. In law school, he was an Executive Editor of the BYU Law Review and Managing Editor of Administration of the BYU Journal of Public Law. John also participated in various extracurricular activities, including fifth grade mentoring.

During his undergraduate studies at California State University, Long Beach, John served in the Long Beach Courthouse’s Self-Help Legal Access Center for self-represented individuals in litigation matters, providing information about court procedures and filings as well as on-on-one assistance.

Education:

Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D., 2017, magna cum laude)
  • Executive Editor, BYU Law Review (2016-2017)
  • Managing Editor of Administration, BYU Journal of Public Law (2016-2017)
  • Executive Committee Member, International Law and Religion Symposium
  • Order of the Coif
California State University, Long Beach (B.A., Political Science, 2013, summa cum laude)

Personal:

Born and raised in Antioch, California 1988
Married, two children
Interests include home improvement projects, technology and software development, cooking, and musical theater.