
John P. Amershadian
Bar Associations
- American Bar Association
- Bar Association of Erie County
Admissions
- New York
Education
Yale University, B.A., Magna Cum Laude
Harvard University, J.D., Cum Laude
John concentrates in transactional work, including bank and other financing. Given his length of experience in this market, he often is retained in situations where the financing structures are out of the ordinary and successfully completing the transactions requires a non-standard approach. He has served as the lead attorney in multi-lender financings representing both borrowers and bank syndicates. He has represented developers in construction and permanent mortgage financings, including transactions that have generated various tax credits as part of a financing package. He has played a number of roles in various types of asset-backed securitizations. In addition to his continuing practice, he served as the firm's president and CEO of Hodgson Russ from February 1, 2012 through January 31, 2016.
For several years, John taught a graduate-level business law class at the University at Buffalo School of Management.
Honors
- Listed, Best Lawyers in America (Banking and Finance Law) 2018 - 2021
- Buffalo Business First Power 250, 2014
- Listed, Upstate New York Super Lawyers, (Banking) 2007, 2013 - 2020
- Buffalo Business First/Buffalo Law Journal's Legal Elite of Western New York, 2013, 2014
- Leadership Buffalo graduate
- Phi Beta Kappa
Experience
- Construction and Permanent Loans From Institutional and EB-5 Lenders for Hospitality Campus
- $19 Million Syndicated Building Loan
- Multijurisdictional Construction Loan
- Permanent Financing for Multipurpose Condominium Project
- $28 Million Syndicated Building Loan
- Acquisition of More Than 500 Bank Branches Representing $6.5 Billion in Deposits
- Development, Financing of Low-Income Housing for Community Action Organization
- Multi-Transaction Roll Up of Retail Stores and IPO
In the News
- Buffalo Business First, March 4, 2016
- A Case for GrowthBuffalo Business First, January 17, 2014
- August 30, 2012
Press Releases
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, September 8, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 20, 2019
- Press Release, August 12, 2019
- Press Release, August 20, 2018
- Press Release, August 15, 2018
- Press Release, September 6, 2017
- Press Release, August 15, 2017
- Press Release, August 31, 2016
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 18, 2016
- Press Release, August 19, 2015
- Press Release, August 17, 2015
- Press Release, May 8, 2015
- Press Release, September 29, 2014
- Press Release, August 14, 2014
Publications
- Hodgson Russ Cross-Border Finance Alert, January 8, 2020
- Banker Bulletin Alert, January 31, 2019
- Cross-Border Finance Alert, November 13, 2018
Professional Associations
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- Member, American Bar Association Section of Business Law Commercial Financial Services Committee and Real Estate and Secured Transactions Subcommittees
- Past chair, Bar Association of Erie County Banking Law Committee
Community & Pro Bono
- Trustee and former chair, D’Youville College
- Former trustee, treasurer, and Audit Committee chair, Western New York Public Broadcasting Association (WNED-Channel 17)
- Former director and vice president, Buffalo Civic Auto Ramps (BCAR)
- Former chairman of the regional advisory board, Monroe Title Insurance Corporation