Boardman & Clark LLP—Banking Group

John Knight

Partner / Primary Practice — Banking and Corporate Law

John Knight is a partner in Boardman & Clark LLP, Madison, Wisconsin, and Chair of the Firm's Banking Group.  John concentrates his practice in the area of banking and the business practices of banks and bank holding companies.  In particular, he focuses on community bank mergers and acquisitions, regulatory matters affecting banks, including regulatory enforcement actions and compliance issues, bank holding company formations, subchapter S conversions, shareholder transactions, and shareholder and director issues.  John serves as counsel to several Wisconsin community banks and to Bankers' Bank, Madison, Wisconsin.  He is also general counsel to the Wisconsin Bankers Association.  John has been a speaker at many banker and director educational programs for many years, including programs sponsored by the Graduate School of Banking conducted at the University of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Bankers Association.  He received his B.S. from Western Michigan University and his J.D. (cum laude) from the University of Wisconsin Law School.  He is a member of the American Bar Association Business Law Section and the Banking and Uniform Commercial Code Committees and he is a member of the Wisconsin Bar Association.  John is listed in “Best Lawyers in America” in banking and corporate law and included on the Wisconsin Super Lawyers List.