John A. Barbour

John A. Barbour

CEO and Chairman of the Board
John A. "Jack" Barbour is the Chief Executive Officer of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney and Chairman of its Board of Directors. He focuses his practice on real estate development and financing as well as complex commercial transactions. He also advises and counsels high-net-worth family businesses.
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Education

  • J.D., 1979
    Vanderbilt University
  • B.A., cum laude, 1976
    Davidson College

Services/Industries

Admissions

  • Pennsylvania

Jack has served as outside counsel to the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Daniel M. Rooney and Arthur J. Rooney II families for many years. He recently led a team of BIR attorneys in an almost total restructuring of the ownership of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Previously, Jack represented the Steelers in all legal aspects of the development, financing and construction of Heinz Field.

Jack has represented developers, lenders and equity participants in a wide range of sophisticated commercial real estate transactions across the United States over the past several decades. Jack also has served as primary outside counsel to a large private equity company for more than 25 years.

He was selected by his peers for the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® list from 2006-2010, as well as for the Corporate Counsel Super Lawyers® list in 2010. He has also been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for 2009 and 2010.

Admissions

  • Pennsylvania

Civic & Charitable

  • Carnegie Museum of Natural History Board Member (Chairman 2000-2008)
  • Life trustee of Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
  • Co-chair of the Tom Corbett for PA Governor Committee, 2009
  • Finance Chairman - Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett's Re-election Committee, 2008

 

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