John S. Gambaccini

John S. Gambaccini is a Corporate and Securities Transactions partner at Womble Bond Dickinson and the managing partner of its Tysons, Virginia office. He advises middle-market public and private companies, investors, and individuals on mergers and acquisitions, capital and equity financings, securities regulation, joint ventures, corporate governance, and general corporate matters. His clients operate across technology, healthcare, finance, government services, industrial manufacturing, and other business sectors.

Gambaccini earned a J.D. from The George Washington University Law School in 2000 and a B.A. in Political Science summa cum laude from The University of Akron in 1997. His education supports a transactional practice that requires careful analysis of corporate structure, securities requirements, governance, financing terms, and negotiated agreements. He is admitted in Virginia and Ohio and has more than twenty years of experience advising businesses and investors.

Gambaccini has a particular focus on private equity funds, financial sponsor groups, and middle-market transactions in the United States and internationally. He represents portfolio companies through their life cycle, including acquisition, add-on transactions, growth, and exit. His broader corporate work includes mergers and acquisitions, equity and capital financings, securities regulation, joint ventures, and governance matters, allowing him to advise clients across different stages of ownership, investment, and business development.

John S. Gambaccini is active in the Association for Corporate Growth National Capital Chapter and the Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors DC, Maryland, and Virginia chapter. His practice combines corporate transactions, securities, private equity, and governance work with leadership of the firm’s Tysons office. He helps companies, investors, and sponsors structure transactions, manage corporate requirements, and address legal issues that arise as businesses finance, acquire, expand, and exit investments.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson
• Member, Virginia State Bar
• Member, Ohio State Bar Association
• Board Chair, America SCORES Cleveland (2010-2012)
• Member, Association for Corporate Growth, National Capital Chapter
• Active Participant, Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors (AMAA) – DC/MD/VA Chapter
• Member, Association for Corporate Growth, Cleveland Chapter (2006-2012)
• Member, Turnaround Management Association, Cleveland Chapter (2006-2012)

Licensed State

• Virginia
• Ohio

Education

• The George Washington University Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• The University of Akron
  B.A., : Political Science

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