John J. Gilluly III
DLA Piper
Recognized since 2006
Austin, Texas
Corporate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law


John Gilluly is a Chambers Band 1-ranked attorney who represents leading global and domestic companies, investors and other institutions across a range of industries, and focuses on capital markets transactions, SEC reporting and compliance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and corporate governance matters.
Chambers recognizes John as a “highly regarded” lawyer for “his active funds practice and his deal focused attitude” and has noted that “peers are enthusiastic in their praise,” singling him out as “a smart attorney who is so good with clients.” Furthermore, John “brings ‘great judgment and the most salient business points’ to a diverse range of corporate and securities matters. He is commended for being ‘extremely effective in protecting clients' interests.’”
John has repeatedly been named a Texas Super Lawyer in a research project conducted jointly by Law & Politics and Texas Monthly magazines. He also has been regularly listed in The Best Lawyers in America and was recognized as the 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” for Securities/Capital Markets in the Austin metro area.
- 303 Colorado Street, Suite 3000
Austin, TX 78701-4653
- Rhodes College, B.A., Economics and Business Administration
- The University of Texas, J.D., Texas Journal of Business Law
233 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
99 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

- Securities / Capital Markets Law, Austin (2026)
- Securities / Capital Markets Law, Austin (2022)
- Corporate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Capital Markets
- Corporate Compliance
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Governance
- Disclosure
- General Corporate
- IPO
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Publicly-Held Companies
- Securities
- Transactions
- Venture Capital
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