John works as a partner in the firm of Fefer Petersen & Co (www.ipo-law.com) and represents North American, European and Asian clients, principally in the energy and alternative energy sectors. His international practice is limited to corporate securities and small company finance, where he focuses on guiding small growth-oriented companies through the corporate finance process, beginning with seed stage private placements, continuing through growth stage private financing and concluding with a reverse merger or public offering. John is a 1979 graduate of the Notre Dame Law School and a 1976 graduate of Arizona State University. He was admitted to the Texas Bar Association in 1980 and licensed to practice as a CPA in 1981. John's work is published in Alternative Energy Stocks, Seeking Alpha and Batteries International Magazine, and he is a frequent speaker at international industry and energy policy conferences.