John G. Weston, P.C.

Bar Admissions

• California
• Utah

Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of California
• Supreme Court of Utah
• United States District Court, District of Utah
• United States District Court, Eastern District of California
• United States District Court, Southern District of California

Education

• University of Utah, College of Law (J.D.)
• Brigham Young University (B.S., Accounting)

Languages

Japanese

Awards & Recognition

• Mountain States Super Lawyers^®, Mergers & Acquisitions (2017-2024)
• The Best Lawyers in America®
  • Corporate Governance Law (2011-2025)
  • Corporate Compliance Law (2007-2025)
  • Corporate Law (2014-2025)
  • Mediation (2007-2013)
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) (2023-2025)
    • Salt Lake City Lawyer of the Year, Corporate Compliance Law (2016)
    • Salt Lake City Lawyer of the Year, Corporate Governance Law (2014 and 2024)
• Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business^®, Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions (2004-2011, 2015-2024)
• Utah’s Legal Elite: Corporate Law and Transactions (2003-2011, 2015, 2017), Mergers and Acquisitions (2018-2020), Utah Business Magazine

Representative Transactions

• Counsel to regional hospice company in its acquisition by a national hospice company
• Counsel to leading operator of experiential retail in a recapitalization
• Counsel to the seller of large agricultural operation
• Counsel to family office in multiple acquisitions of food services companies
• Counsel to national company in acquiring ski and snowboard resorts and other related services companies
• Counsel to private equity firm in the acquisition of a construction materials supply company
• Counsel to national consumer products lifestyle company in its acquisition by an international sports company
• Counsel to various boards of directors regarding corporate governance matters
• Special counsel to a bank audit committee
• Counsel to medical device company in its merger with an international diversified medical company
• Counsel to a high-tech visual 3D and software public company in its acquisition of a high-tech computer hardware public company
• Counsel to a public software company in its secondary public offering
• Counsel to a public filter manufacturing company in its secondary public offering
• Counsel to a Canadian trucking company in its asset acquisition of an interstate trucking company
• Counsel to various public and private companies in their various private placements
• Counsel to leading manufacturer and supplier of wheel rims in a variety of joint venture and development agreements
• Counsel to a leading computer game manufacturer in its sale to an internationally recognized software company
• Counsel to numerous issuers in connection with various venture capital raising transactions
• Counsel to acquirers of local automobile dealerships
• Counsel to various prominent equity funds
• Counsel to acquirer of international time management company
• Counsel to acquirer of an international company’s pre-paid calling card business
• Counsel to sellers disposing of their 100% interest in a book publishing company

Previous Professional Experience

• Snell & Wilmer, Associate, Salt Lake City, UT (1996-2001)
• Andrews and Kurth, L.L.P., Associate, Los Angeles, CA (1995-1996)

Professional Memberships and Activities

• Securities Section, State Bar of Utah
• Salt Lake County Bar Association
• Business Law Section, California State Bar Association

Representative Presentations and Publications

• “Is the Corporate Transparency Act Going To Be Brought Back to Life?” Co-Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (December 11, 2024)
• “The Corporate Transparency Act – Is it on Life Support?” Co-Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (December 5, 2024)
• “Understanding the New Reporting Obligations Under the Corporate Transparency Act,” Co-Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (November 16, 2023)