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John Paulson

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · KY · Jul 20, 2021 → Jul 20, 2021

1deal (issuers)
$1.7Mreported sold
8investors
1Form D filing
2021year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

John Paulson is listed as a director on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Jul 2021: Brooklyn Ace Distillers LLC (Brooklyn, NY — industry reported as "Other" — 2021; $1.7M reported sold to 8 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Jul 2021. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

Listed alongside Alex Clark (1 shared filing) and Amy Grindeland (1 shared filing).

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around John. Each name links to their own page.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 5 court cases matching the name, 19 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 24 records came back, including 1 court case still open — open cases can take years and cost money. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.

We compared 1 public filing for John Paulson and found 1 difference: Same name, different state: "John Paulson" (NY) is a separate record.

What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.

What the community is saying

Community search for John Paulson has not run yet — it is joining a line of 7,573 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 27 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

5 cases: 1 open, 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 3 dismissed

John Paulson v. RXLightning Inc. open
District Court, C.D. California · No. 8:25-cv-01878 · Filed Aug 22, 2025
Role of John Paulson: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 50 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)
John M Paulson v. Jeffrey S Rand closed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:02-cv-06836 · Filed Aug 30, 2002 · Closed Dec 8, 2003 · Nature of suit: Contract: Other · Cause: 28:1441 Notice of Removal -- Other Contract
Role of John M Paulson: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2003-12-08 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Multi-district litigation transfer Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 50 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)
John N Paulson v. Tele-Document Inc dismissed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:00-cv-00358 · Filed Jan 10, 2000 · Closed May 22, 2000 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of John N Paulson: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2000-05-22 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 50 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)
John M. Paulson v. Jefferies & Co Inc dismissed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:98-cv-02644 · Filed Apr 9, 1998 · Closed Apr 11, 2002 · Nature of suit: 850 Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Role of John M. Paulson: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2002-04-11 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 50 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)
MAGNACARD, INC. v. JOHN E. PAULSON dismissed
District Court, M.D. Florida · No. · Filed Aug 28, 1987 · Closed Dec 3, 1987 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of JOHN E. PAULSON: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1987-12-03 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 50 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in FL (not a filing state)
What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched John Paulson..

State securities regulators searched: AZ (Corporation Commission Securities Division), CA (DFPI — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE (DOJ Investor Protection Unit), TX (State Securities Board), WA (DFI) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. Other states are not covered.

3. Bankruptcies

19 cases: 19 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

John W. Paulson and Carol A. Paulson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · No. 19-24026 · Filed Apr 26, 2019 · Closed Aug 30, 2019
Role of John W. Paulson and Carol A. Paulson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-08-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 50 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in WI (not a filing state)
John A Paulson and Julie M Paulson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · No. 1-15-13271 · Filed Sep 9, 2015 · Closed Dec 28, 2015
Role of John A Paulson and Julie M Paulson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-12-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 50 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in WI (not a filing state)
John Paulson and Rosemarie v. Paulson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Vermont · No. 14-10671 · Filed Dec 15, 2014 · Closed Mar 25, 2015
Role of John Paulson and Rosemarie: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2015-03-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 50 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in VT (not a filing state)
John T. Paulson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Mexico · No. 11-12824 · Filed Jun 21, 2011 · Closed Nov 22, 2011
Role of John T. Paulson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-11-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 50 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NM (not a filing state)
John R Paulson and Kristi L Paulson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · No. 09-61203 · Filed Oct 23, 2009 · Closed Aug 30, 2011
Role of John R Paulson and Kristi L Paulson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-08-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 50 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MN (not a filing state)
John P. Paulson and Josephine T. Paulson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 08-27026 · Filed May 28, 2008 · Closed Sep 12, 2008
Role of John P. Paulson and Josephine T. Paulson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2008-09-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 50 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)
John E Paulson and Susan M. Paulson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · No. 8-07-71918 · Filed May 30, 2007 · Closed Oct 25, 2013
Role of John E Paulson and Susan M. Paulson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-10-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 50 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
John Paulson and Patricia Paulson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 05-51064 · Filed Oct 12, 2005 · Closed Dec 12, 2006
Role of John Paulson and Patricia Paulson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-12-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 50 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
John Paulson and Patricia Paulson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 05-28687 · Filed Jul 20, 2005 · Closed Dec 23, 2005
Role of John Paulson and Patricia Paulson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-12-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 50 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
John D Paulson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · No. 05-40841 · Filed Jan 31, 2005 · Closed May 17, 2005
Role of John D Paulson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-05-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 50 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in WA (not a filing state)
John J. Paulson and Lisa L. Paulson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · No. 1-03-17163 · Filed Sep 29, 2003 · Closed Jan 22, 2004
Role of John J. Paulson and Lisa L. Paulson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-01-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 50 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in WI (not a filing state)
John F Paulson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 2:00-bk-37398 · Filed Sep 28, 2000 · Closed Jun 13, 2001
Role of John F Paulson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-06-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 50 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)
John C. Paulson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Georgia · No. 00-40827 · Filed Mar 27, 2000 · Closed Oct 14, 2004
Role of John C. Paulson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-10-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 50 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in GA (not a filing state)
John Paulson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Iowa · No. 99-03101 · Filed Nov 23, 1999 · Closed Mar 3, 2000
Role of John Paulson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-03-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 50 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IA (not a filing state)
John C Paulson and Patrica A Paulson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 99-24402 · Filed Aug 5, 1999 · Closed Nov 15, 1999
Role of John C Paulson and Patrica A Paulson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-11-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 50 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
John P. Paulson and Josephine T. Paulson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 97-41683 · Filed Feb 24, 1997 · Closed Feb 16, 2001
Role of John P. Paulson and Josephine T. Paulson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-02-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 50 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)
John D. Paulson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · No. 95-15234 · Filed Nov 22, 1995 · Closed Feb 22, 2001
Role of John D. Paulson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-02-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 50 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in VA (not a filing state)
John Paulson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 93-26427 · Filed Dec 16, 1993 · Closed Jun 15, 1994
Role of John Paulson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1994-06-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 50 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
John C. Paulson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nebraska · No. 89-40986 · Filed Sep 15, 1989 · Closed Jan 29, 1990
Role of John C. Paulson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1990-01-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 50 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings
What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

1 difference found between the filings for John Paulson (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Mar 17, 2009 – May 21, 2020

Same name, different state: "John Paulson" (NY) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is KY. A separate record, "John Paulson" with address state NY, is listed on 178 filings — most recently by Paulson Investment Co I LP (May 21, 2020). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Jul 20, 2021; the other runs Mar 17, 2009 to May 21, 2020.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
What is compared

What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.

5. Money to insiders

None reported on 1 offering — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Jul 20, 2021 D
Brooklyn Ace Distillers LLC
File 021-406927
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 1

Every issuer that named John Paulson on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other

Brooklyn Ace Distillers LLC

Brooklyn, NY · Jul 20, 2021
  • Jul 20, 2021 · D · $1,697,360 sold of $1,697,360 · 8 investors · min. $10,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $1.7M from 8 investors (100% of the $1.7M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as director.

Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Other / 506(b) (18,678 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

Other pages with the same name (1)

Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.

  • John Paulson — NY, 36 issuers, Mar 17, 2009 → May 21, 2020 · no shared issuer

People around John 2

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

AC
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Person

Alex Clark

Executive Officer, Director, Promoter · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John Paulson. Their page shows their other deals.

AG
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Person

Amy Grindeland

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John Paulson. Their page shows their other deals.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 1 issuer this person is listed on appears in Form ADV (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026). A person is never an adviser firm; Form ADV is checked for the issuers and the management companies they are listed with.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Searched SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Property records none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to John Paulson by design. Searched property records in Hillsborough County FL (Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026 + FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Harris County TX (HCAD 2026 ownership roll), Dallas County TX (DCAD 2026 ownership roll), New York City ACRIS documents and PLUTO ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers, Cook County IL sale and ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers (814,874 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET) for the 1 issuer this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers John Paulson is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Brooklyn Ace Distillers LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #186,712 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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