John Bender’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions and venture-capital style minority investments.
John joined the firm in 2024. Prior to joining Cleary, he was an associate at another international law firm in San Francisco.
Selected Activities
triggerAffiliated Scholar, Private Equity and Hedge Funds, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (2025)
Editor-in-Chief, USC Gould’s Business Law Periodical, University of Southern California, Gould School of Law (2021)
Senior Submissions Editor, Southern California Review of Law and Social Justice, University of Southern California, Gould School of Law (2021)