DLA Piper LLP (US)

Restructuring; Industrials

Partner

John K. Lyons represents major US and global corporations, committees, lenders and boards of directors in complex business reorganizations, acquisitions and divestitures, typically in distressed situations, in a broad variety of industries.

In 2019, John was appointed to the State Universities Retirement System Board of Trustees (SURS). SURS administers retirement plans for employees and retirees that work or have worked in the Illinois higher education system, including the state universities and community colleges, serving more than 232,000 beneficiaries and managing over US$19 billion in assets.

Turnaround Management Association; American Bankruptcy Institute

J.D., Villanova University School of Law; B.S., School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University