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John H. Secaras

Associate

Chicago

+1 312-558-7589

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John concentrates his practice on corporate transactions, with a particular focus on corporate and finance law.

John is a corporate associate in the firm’s Chicago office.

Prior to joining the firm, he spent time as an extern at the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Office of Derivatives Policy and as a law clerk at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois. 

Recent Experience

Winston Represented Industrial Opportunity Partners in Recapitalization of Transcendia Holdings
Coastal Waste & Recycling Sale to Macquarie Asset Management
Industrial Opportunity Partners Acquisition of the Assets of 4M Metals
Industrial Opportunity Partners Invests in Brewster and Fine Décor
Norwest Equity Partners' Sale of Focal Point Data Risk, LLC and Focal Point Federal, LLC to CDW Technologies LLC
CORE Industrial Partners's Acquisition of J&K Ingredients
The Kleinfelder Group Acquires Gas Transmission Systems
Sandvik AB's Acquisition of Allied Construction Products

John was recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in the area Mergers and Acquisitions Law. He was also recognized as a “Key Lawyer” in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 US in the area of M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A Middle-Market.

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Transactions
Public Companies

Recent Experience

Winston Represented Industrial Opportunity Partners in Recapitalization of Transcendia Holdings
Coastal Waste & Recycling Sale to Macquarie Asset Management
Industrial Opportunity Partners Acquisition of the Assets of 4M Metals
Industrial Opportunity Partners Invests in Brewster and Fine Décor
Norwest Equity Partners' Sale of Focal Point Data Risk, LLC and Focal Point Federal, LLC to CDW Technologies LLC
CORE Industrial Partners's Acquisition of J&K Ingredients
The Kleinfelder Group Acquires Gas Transmission Systems
Sandvik AB's Acquisition of Allied Construction Products

Credentials

Education

John received his B.A., cum laude, at Northwestern University where he was a Brady Scholar and served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Northwestern Interdisciplinary Law Review. He earned his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center where he was presented with the St. Thomas More Award for outstanding work in the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics.

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    Recognitions

    Winston Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2025

    August 15, 2024

    Recognitions
    Winston & Strawn Recognized in The Legal 500 U.S. 2024

    June 12, 2024

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    Winston Wins at the 2021 M&A Atlas Awards

    December 9, 2021

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    Winston Selected as Winner for D CEO’s 2020 Large Deal of the Year

    May 1, 2020

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