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John J.
Spidi

Position
Partner
Office
Washington, DC

John Spidi is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. He focuses on corporate, securities, and bank regulatory matters for financial institutions and their holding companies.


John has more than 30 years’ experience representing banks, savings institutions, financial institution holding companies, and credit unions in corporate, securities, and regulatory matters. John emphasizes his practice in the area of securities offerings, annual securities reporting requirements, mergers and acquisitions, mutual-to-stock conversions, corporate governance requirements, and all aspects of corporate and bank regulatory matters involving financial institutions.

He has represented clients on more than 100 capital raising transactions and mergers and acquisitions. His experience includes representing issuers and underwriters in mutual-to-stock conversions, mutual holding company formations and stock offerings, equity and debt offerings, de novo bank formations, private placements, conversion-mergers, issuer tender offers, proxy contests, stock listings, corporate governance, enforcement matters, and Exchange Act periodic reporting and disclosure requirements.

John previously was a senior attorney in the Division of Corporation Finance at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Experience

  • Represented a bank holding company in a $106 million private equity investment
  • Represented a bank holding company in public offerings of more than $100 million
  • Represented a bank holding company in a rare conversion merger and public offering of a mutual savings bank
  • Represented a savings and loan holding company in a $60 million public offering of senior notes
  • Represented a bank holding company in a merger totaling $161 million in cash and stock
  • Represented the first credit union to convert to a savings association charter
  • Represented bank holding companies in over $60 million of private placements of subordinated notes

Publications

  • "Nasdaq Diversity Rules Struck Down," Jones Walker LLP Banking & Financial Services Newsletter, January 30, 2025
  • "2023 Year in Review — Top 10 Articles," Jones Walker LLP Banking & Financial Services Newsletter, December 28, 2023
  • "Impact of New SEC Regulations on Insider Trading Policies," Jones Walker LLP Banking & Financial Services Newsletter, November 30, 2023
  • "Upcoming NYSE and NASDAQ Clawback Requirements," Jones Walker LLP Banking & Financial Services Newsletter, May 25, 2023
  • "SEC Amends Electronic Filing Requirements for Form 144, Form 11-K, and Annual Reports," Jones Walker LLP Banking & Financial Services Newsletter, July 28, 2022
  • "Securities and Exchange Commission Reopens Debate on Universal Proxy Proposal," Jones Walker LLP Banking & Financial Services Newsletter, June 17, 2021
  • "Federal Reserve Board Finalizes Changes to Rules for the Disclosure of Confidential Supervisory Information," Jones Walker LLP Banking & Financial Services Newsletter, August 27, 2020
  • "Beyond the Blog — COVID-19 Weekly Recap — May 10, 2020," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, May 10, 2020
  • "The SEC’s Renewed Emphasis on Forward-Looking Information During the COVID-19 Pandemic," Jones Walker LLP Banking & Financial Services Newsletter, May 7, 2020
  • "FDIC Announces Initiatives to Streamline De Novo Application Process," Jones Walker Banking & Financial Services Newsletter, December 13, 2018
  • "Are Proxy Advisory Firms About to Be Regulated?" Jones Walker LLP Banking & Financial Services Newsletter, October 4, 2018
  • "Delaware Supreme Court Heightens the Review Standard for Discretionary Equity Awards to Directors," Jones Walker LLP Banking and Financial Services Newsletter, February 22, 2018
  • "FDIC Holds De Novo Outreach Conference," Jones Walker LLP Banking & Financial Services Newsletter, October 27, 2016
  • "Conversion Merger – An Emerging Strategy for Small Mutual Associations," SNL Financial, September 2, 2015

Presentations

  • "Too Small to Succeed - The Impact of the Dodd-Frank Act on Community Banks," American University's Washington College of Law, June 14, 2016
  • "Pre-Deal Planning - Avoiding Common Mistakes That Could Doom Your Merger Transaction," 2016 Bank Issues and Ideas Roundtable M&A Trendwatch - The Evolving Bank Landscape Seminar, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, March 16, 2016
  • "Bank Filings with the SEC Under The Federal Securities Laws," Financial Regulatory Law and Policy Seminar, Washington, DC, June 15, 2015

Memberships

  • District of Columbia Bar
  • Massachusetts Bar Association
Washington, DC
Suite 600
1 M Street SE
Washington, DC 20003
D: 202.434.4670
F: 202.434.4661
Emailjspidi@joneswalker.com

Education

  • New England School of Law
    JD, cum laude, 1982
    Editor, Law Review
  • Northeastern University
    BA, with honors, 1979

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Massachusetts

Court Admissions

  • US Supreme Court

Related Practices

  • Bank and Bank Holding Company Regulatory, Compliance & Operations
  • Banking & Financial Services
  • Banking & Financial Services Regulatory & Securities
  • Corporate
  • Corporate Governance
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Securities

Related Industries

  • Banking & Financial Services Industry
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