Education
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University of Virginia, 1982
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University of North Carolina, B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1978
Bar Admissions
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District of Columbia
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Kentucky
Awards and Honors
- Named among ALM's "Baltimore and Washington DC's Best Lawyers" in International Trade and Finance Law; Leveraged Equity and Private Equity Law (2012)
- Named among “Top Lawyers in Washington” by The Washington Post (2009, 2010, 2011)
- Recognized in Legal 500 for private equity work (2009)
- Awarded Preeminent AV rating, the highest available, by Martindale-Hubbell (1992 – Present)
- Named as a “Best Lawyer” by The Best Lawyers in America (1995–Present)
- Named as a leading business lawyer by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2004, 2005)
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Jay Tannon focuses his practice on private equity and infrastructure, primarily in the energy, communication and transportation sectors.
Mr. Tannon has represented several leading private equity funds and strategic investors in transactions of scale, often on a multinational basis. Before joining Patton Boggs, he served in leadership roles at various international law firms, including executive committee positions and experience leading private equity and energy practices. Mr. Tannon co-founded Novus Energy Partners, a transatlantic growth equity investment firm focused on clean technology.
Mr. Tannon has served on the USTR/U.S. Department of Commerce International Advisory Committee for Services, and he represented the Commonwealth of Virginia on the Southern Technology Council. He helped the China Council for Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and the CPR Institute of Dispute Resolution create the US-China Business Mediation Center operating in Beijing and New York.
Mr. Tannon often writes for professional publications and addresses legal and business audiences on a range of topics, including private equity, international business acquisitions, energy and infrastructure.
Representative Matters
- Advised a leading, privately held Spanish engineering and construction company in U.S. wind and solar power generation projects.
- Advised the Special Committee of a NYSE-listed broadcast company in its privatization by a NYSE-listed media company.
- Advised leading Canadian pension funds in the attempted acquisition of U.S. toll road interests.
- Advised a publicly traded Canadian communications firm in the acquisition of Western U.S. cable interests.
- Advised a Chinese golf club development company in U.S. golf course acquisitions as well as in its negotiations with leading golf club designers and major champions.
- Advised a NYSE-listed logistics company in the acquisition of air cargo operations in 14 Latin American countries, as well as a series of customs brokerage acquisitions.
- Advised a clean tech investment consortium in a growth capital investment in a quantum dot nanotechnology company.
- Advised an Australian superannuation fund on the attempted acquisition of a U.S. highway partnership
- Advised a premier Canadian private equity firm and its affiliates in a series of U.S. business acquisitions and investments, including, illustratively, platform companies in heath care, financial services, construction, food and beverage, cosmetics, inventory management, automotive supply, aviation services and communications equipment.
Professional Affiliations:
- Novus Energy Partners (Co-founder)
- InfraLinx Americas (Co-founder)
- InfraLinx (Europe) Advisory Board
- Cadence Infrastructure Advisory Board
- American Council on Renewable Energy
- Alliance for US India Business
- University of North Carolina Global Education Center Advisory Board
- Evermore Investments LLC (Organizer and former Executive Committee Member)
- International Business Exchange Council (former Steering Committee Member)
- Kentucky World Trade Center (former Chairman, three terms)
- U.S. Department of Commerce District Export Council for Kentucky (former Chairman)
- District of Columbia Bar Association
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