John George regularly advises closely held businesses and their owners throughout the business lifecycle, from start-up through the desired exit strategy. He has developed a broad business, tax and transactional practice with an emphasis on business and individual tax planning (including C corporations, S corporations, LLCs and partnerships); mergers & acquisitions; securities; corporate governance and compliance matters; estate and wealth transfer planning; and tax audits and controversies. He has experience working on complex transactions and within specialized areas such as private equity, captive insurance, and nonprofit organizations.
Prior to attending law school, John George studied accounting at the University of Mississippi and sat for the CPA exam. While at New York University, he served as a graduate editor of the Tax Law Review. This experience and educational background allow him to effectively collaborate with clients and their teams of accounting, financial and other advisors.
Experience >
- Represented a large regional waste hauling and recycling services company in closing a growth capital investment with private equity
- Designed and implemented a major corporate restructuring plan for a multi-state construction business looking to maximize tax efficiencies and growth potential
- Assisted a start-up Alabama manufacturer through its early formation and equity financings
- Advised clients concerning the regulatory and tax issues involved in winding-up and liquidating captive insurance companies
- Developed strategies and structures for tax clients designed to mitigate the application of the basis limitation, at-risk, and passive activity loss rules in connection with large annual depreciation deductions
- Advised nonprofit boards on internal governance matters and related-party transactions
Memberships and Affiliations >
- Alabama State Bar, Sections of Business Law and Taxation
- American Bar Association, Sections of Taxation, Business Law and Mergers & Acquisitions
- Montgomery County Bar Association
Education >
- LL.M. in Taxation, New York University, 2018
- J.D., summa cum laude, University of Mississippi, 2017
- B.S. in Economics, cum laude, Auburn University, 2009
Accolades >
- Recognized (since 2024) in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for:
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Graduate Editor, Tax Law Review (New York University)
- Leon G. Kozak Scholar in Tax Law (New York University)
- Executive Board, Mississippi Law Journal
- Moot Court Board, University of Mississippi School of Law
- Phi Kappa Phi
Presentations and Publications >
- This SOX: Combating Public Charity Fraud with Sarbanes-Oxley, 85 Miss. L.J. 1395 (2017).
Related Practices
Bar Admissions
- Supreme Court of Alabama
- United States District Court, Middle & Southern Districts of Alabama
- United States Tax Court
Licensed In
- Alabama
- New York