John has over 38 years of legal and business experience in real estate and infrastructure. As General Counsel at Stablewood, he oversees legal strategy, fund and investment vehicle formation, property transactions, and regulatory compliance.

Before joining Stablewood, John was Partner, General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer at Lionstone Investments, where he played a key role in the firm’s growth from $400 million to over $11 billion in assets. He oversaw fund structures, acquisitions, financings, and the firm’s registration as a Registered Investment Adviser, as well as the structuring and sale of Lionstone in 2017.

Earlier in his career, John worked in business roles at Enron, co-managing a $1 billion portfolio of energy and infrastructure investments and conducting high-level internal investigations. He began his legal career at Baker Botts and other national firms, focusing on the development, finance, and acquisition of power and infrastructure projects.

John holds a Bachelor of Arts from Fairfield University and a Juris Doctor from Villanova University.