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Practice Expertise
- Corporate and Securities Litigation
- Complex Consumer and Financial Services ...
- Litigation
- Issues and Appeals
Areas of Practice
- Complex Consumer and Financial Services ...
- Corporate and Securities Litigation
- Issues and Appeals
- Litigation
- Appeals
- Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Fourth Circuit Practice (US Court of Appeals ...
- Merger and Acquisition Litigation-NEW
- Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation
- Rocket Docket Practice (US District Court ...
- SEC Investigations-NEW
- Securities Litigation and SEC Enforcement
- White Collar Defense and Internal ...
- White Collar, Regulatory Defense and ... View More
Profile
John’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisition litigation, securities class actions, and corporate governance. A member of the firm’s corporate and securities litigation practice, John’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions litigation, securities class actions, derivative suits and corporate governance. He represents public and private companies, private equity firms, investment banks and company executives in complex civil litigation, securities class actions and investigations.
John also advises clients on state government ethics issues, including the Virginia Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2006, Virginia’s Conflict of Interests Acts and lobbying laws.
John has been recognized as “rising star” by Virginia Super Lawyers. He is admitted to practice before the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the US District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia.
Bar Admissions
Education
JD, Harvard Law School, Senior Editor, Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, 2010
BA, Political Science and History, Duke University, magna cum laude, 2007
Areas of Practice
- Complex Consumer and Financial Services Litigation
- Corporate and Securities Litigation
- Issues and Appeals
- Litigation
- Appeals
- Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Fourth Circuit Practice (US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit)
- Merger and Acquisition Litigation-NEW
- Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation
- Rocket Docket Practice (US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia)
- SEC Investigations-NEW
- Securities Litigation and SEC Enforcement
- White Collar Defense and Internal Investigations
- White Collar, Regulatory Defense and Investigations
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Professional Associations
Professional Activities and Experience
- Represents issuers, individuals and outside advisors in securities class action and litigation matters.
- Fiduciary Duty and Corporate Governance (Cal., 2011). Represent Fortune 100 corporation in shareholder class actions brought in connection with acquisition of a technology company.
- Fiduciary Duty and Corporate Governance (N.C., 2011). Represent Fortune 500 energy company and its board of directors in shareholder class actions in state and federal court in connection with $13 billion merger with another Fortune 500 energy company.
Professional Associations
- Member, Virginia Bar Association
- Member, Richmond Bar Association
Professional Activities and Experience
- Selected as a Rising Star in Securities Litigation, Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, 2015–2017. A description of the selection methodology can be found on Super Lawyers’ webpage
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