John J. Gilluly III

John J. Gilluly III

Austin, TX recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006
DLA Piper

233 Best Lawyers awards

Awarded Practice Areas

Securities / Capital Markets Law Corporate Law
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Austin.

Biography

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.

DLA Piper

233 Best Lawyers awards

Overview

  • Rhodes College, B.A., Economics and Business Administration
  • The University of Texas, J.D., Texas Journal of Business Law
  • Rhodes College, B.A., Economics and Business Administration
  • The University of Texas, J.D., Texas Journal of Business Law

Client Testimonials

John provides outstanding service. He offers many attributes that other good attorneys offer, such as the ability to grasp issues quickly, timeliness in responding, a thorough understanding of his area of expertise, oversight in providing referrals when necessary, etc. In addition to these attributes, John is consistently willing to go the extra mile for his clients in terms of his representation, doing what is necessary to get the job done while operating at the highest professional standards and maintaining the respect of both sides in a transaction. I highly recommend him.

Stephanie Lucie (Staktek Holdings, Inc.)

Austin, TX

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Securities / Capital Markets Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Securities / Capital Markets Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law, Austin (2026)
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law, Austin (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Corporate Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
Special Focus:
  • 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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