JOHN B. WISE is Of-Counsel to the firm of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP. He provides corporate counsel to businesses, particularly in the areas of planning, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and reorganizations.

Mr. Wise’s clients range from sole proprietors and small businesses to multinational corporations. He provides counsel to families, owners of closely-held businesses, professionals and entrepreneurs concerning management, financing and succession planning and the operation of their businesses.

He also has served as the lead counsel and the principal business advisor for numerous successful mergers, acquisitions and divestitures in various industries, and the reorganization of many family-owned businesses, including the transition of businesses from the older generation to the younger.

Mr. Wise recently advised on two conditional asset purchase agreements between two international companies involving manufacturing facilities in the United States and Europe.

In addition, Mr. Wise provides estate and trust planning to families and assists in the administration of decedent’s estates. He has crafted sophisticated plans which include wills, trusts, family limited partnerships and similar vehicles that ensure successful intergenerational wealth transfer.

He is a member of the American, Pennsylvania and Allegheny County Bar Associations.

Mr. Wise served as the Mayor of the Borough of Sewickley, Pennsylvania from January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2009. He was past president of Harmonie Associates and he also is managing general partner of Sewickley Professional Center.