JB Koenings 5YEARSAWARDED

JB Koenings

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021
Awarded Practice Areas
Corporate Law
Works at
O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing SC

19 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

JB is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin attorney with O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing SC and a United States Air Force veteran. His practice focuses on Corporate Law and business law matters, including entity selection and capitalization, private equity offerings, securities compliance, broker-dealer matters, mergers and acquisitions, contract preparation and negotiation, and software, technology, and intellectual property matters.

JB assists clients with:

  • Mergers, acquisitions, and business recapitalizations
  • Private equity and venture capital financing
  • Private offerings of debt and equity securities
  • Employee equity compensation plans
  • Securities law matters
  • Complex contract preparation, negotiation, and disputes
  • Software, technology, and data privacy and security matters
  • Intellectual property, proprietary rights, and confidentiality agreements
  • Shareholder, partnership, and member agreements and disputes
  • Corporate governance matters
  • General business law matters
Works at
O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing SC

19 Best Lawyers awards

O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing SC logo

Locations

Education

  • Marquette University, graduated 2011
  • United States Air Force Academy

Bar Admissions

  • Wisconsin, State Bar of Wisconsin

Affiliations

  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Association for Corporate Growth - Member
  • Ducks Unlimited Milwaukee Chapter - Officer and Board Member
  • First Congregational Church of Wauwatosa - Former Trustee
  • Meritas Young Lawyer Representative - Young Lawyer Representative
  • Milwaukee Bar Association - Member
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin - Member
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin - Member

Client Testimonials

JB has navigated us through a myriad of difficult documents with thoroughness and common sense. He ensures that we understand the must haves and works hard to get us the like to haves.

Sam Maglio Jr (The Fresh Group LTD)

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 for work in:
  • Corporate Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
Awards:
    • Editor-in-Chief, Marquette Law Review
    • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® –Corporate Law, 2021–2024
    • Selected for inclusion in 2020–2023 Wisconsin Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Law & Politics and Milwaukee Magazine

Additional Information

  • Military Service

· Senior Intelligence Duty Officer, Air Force Southern Command, Combined Air Operations Center, June 2007-May 2008

· Deployed Tactical Operations Center Chief, 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, USAF, September 2006-January 2007

· Chief of Intelligence, 55th Rescue Squadron, USAF, November 2005-June 2007 Deployed J2 Director of Intelligence, 716th Special Operations Group, USAF, June 2005-September 2005

· Deployed Chief of Intelligence, 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, USAF, October 2004-February 2005

· Chief of Operations Intelligence, 563rd Operations Support Squadron, USAF, May 2004-October 2005

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