Lawyers in United States

John Evans

Partner

Jones Day

John F Higgins

John Higgins focuses on corporate reorganization, restructuring, acquisitions, and litigation. He has extensive experience representing entities in their Chapter 11 cases and/or out of court restructurings, creditors' committees, Chapter 11 and 7 Trustees, institutional and corporate creditors and directors and officers. His practice also includes general civil litigation in both federal and state courts. John is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American and Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is also a Certified Mediator (Attorney-Mediator Institute, January 1996).

Porter Hedges LLP

John F. Murphy III

Partner

Paul Hastings LLP

John F. O'Connor

Member

Clark Hill PLC

John Fagg

Moore & Van Allen, PLLC

John Failla

John Edward Failla is a partner in Proskauer's Insurance Recovery & Counseling Group. With more than twenty years of experience focusing on insurance recovery for business policyholders, John has the practical and legal experience to assist clients in managing business risks and solving business problems. John has helped clients recover more than 2.5 billion dollars from their insurers through litigation, alternative dispute resolution or negotiation in some of the most significant insurance matters involving a wide range of issues, including: directors' and officers’ liability, securities, and corporate governance matters, such as the AT&T coverage litigation mutual fund market timing and sales practices claims complex financial fraud recoveries losses related to the global economic crisis, such as auction rate securities and the Madoff fraud environmental, toxic tort, and products liability, such as the Exxon Valdez insurance litigation property and business interruption claims arising from the September 11 terrorist attacks secondary life insurance transactions computer and electronic crime claims privacy, cyber-risk, and data security claims Although he has handled claims under nearly every type of policy and against every major insurer, John has particular experience handling financial institution insurance matters. He regularly represents banks, securities broker-dealers, underwriters, asset management firms, mutual fund complexes, private equity firms, venture capital groups and hedge funds, as well as corporate officers and directors and securities issuers. John has pursued claims on behalf of a number of financial institutions under directors and officers’ and errors and omissions policies, as well as fidelity bonds, commercial crime policies and electronic and computer crime policies. Counseling: In addition to policyholder advocacy, John also advises and counsels clients on risk management and underwriting issues, including drafting and negotiating insurance policy language, insurance audits and historical program reconstruction, and structuring commercial and captive insurance programs. John regularly advises members of corporate boards and corporate officers on emerging liability risks and ways to improve their insurance coverage. He assists clients with insurance and indemnification issues in connection with corporate transactions by performing insurance due diligence, potential exposure and insurance recovery valuation and modeling, preparing risk transfer, insurance and indemnity provisions in stock and asset purchase and sale agreements, and advising clients regarding insurance transfer and succession issues. John has negotiated special insurance programs and drafted insurance policies intended to cover unique and emerging risks, such as specialty environmental policies and transaction-specific programs. John regularly advises insurance risk managers on all aspects of insurance risk management, including annual insurance program and policy wording reviews, program structure, captives, specialty insurance coverages, analysis of emerging risks, and indemnification provisions. In addition, John is a frequent speaker and writer on insurance coverage issues. He currently serves on the Editorial Board of Insurance Law 360 and is leading a panel at the Risk Insurance Management Society (RIMS) Annual Conference called “E&O Insurance: Your Best Friend In The Economic Crisis.”

Proskauer Rose LLP

John Farnsworth

Special Counsel

Withers

John Ferguson

Partner

Goodwin

John Fitzpatrick

Bartlit Beck LLP

John Flaim

John is a member of the Firm's Global Intellectual Property Group, where he focuses on intellectual property litigation, counseling, licensing, and portfolio management. He has extensive experience handling patent infringement litigation in federal district courts and proceedings before the US International Trade Commission. John is continuously ranked in the Intellectual Property realm by Chambers USA, Managing IP, World IP Review, World Trademark Review, IAM 1000 and Best Lawyers. In a Chambers 2023 interview, one client highlighted John "knows exactly which disputes are better settled outside of the courtroom and has a keen sense for when aggression is the best play." Furthermore, John's exceptional capabilities have earned him a nomination as a Thomson Reuter Stand Out Lawyer in 2024. Clients commended him as an "excellent lawyer" with a "deep expertise in intellectual property and successful leadership of significant IP litigation."

Baker McKenzie

John Fletcher

Partner

Jones Walker LLP

John Floyd

John Floyd was recently described by a client as “probably the leading authority on racketeering in the U.S.” He has a great depth of knowledge and experience in this complex area. Peers say he is “extremely bright, knowledgeable, and also very practical on how to get the best results for the client.” John authored the preeminent book on state Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statutes, RICO State By State: A Guide to Litigation Under the State Racketeering Statutes (American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law, 2011 and 1998). He has also written numerous book chapters and articles on federal and state RICO. The challenges of successfully pursuing and defending RICO cases are considerable. John has handled these cases in federal and state courts on behalf of plaintiffs, defendants, and as a special prosecutor in cases that have attracted national attention. He recognizes and understands the challenges and opportunities that these cases present. A former Georgia Attorney General once said of John, “When you have a complex RICO question, you get John Floyd’s book and try to figure it out. If you can’t figure it out, you call John.” He has also been described as an “endless education” and “incredibly knowledgeable,” while “nobody outworks him.” John is a frequent lecturer and has served as chair of Georgia’s ICLE RICO Seminar since its inception. John is often asked to speak to prosecutors and law enforcement organizations on RICO, gang prosecutions, and white collar crime topics. John also has extensive experience with cases under the False Claims Act. This has included cases on behalf of both relators and defendants, including a case that generated civil and criminal recoveries totaling $600 million. In addition to his RICO and False Claims Act work, John conducts internal investigations for institutional clients and represents plaintiffs and defendants at the trial and appellate levels in cases involving business torts and professional liability. John is a Senior Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, which is an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society and represents less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellows are selected based upon excellence and accomplishments in litigation trial work and superior ethical reputation.

Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP

John Foster

Associate Attorney

Diaz Reus International Law Firm

John Frankenheimer

Partner and Chair, Music Industry; Chair Emeritus, Loeb & Loeb LLP

Loeb & Loeb LLP

John Friel

John Friel is a partner in Clifford Chance's Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice, based in New York. John represents corporate and financial institution clients in complex litigation and government enforcement actions. His practice focuses on antitrust, securities, and derivatives matters, both criminal and civil, and he has particular expertise in cross-border matters. John represents clients before a number of US agencies, including the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Commodity Futures Trading Commission, as well as numerous enforcement agencies around the world.

Clifford Chance

John G. Schmidt Jr.

A seasoned litigator, John has earned a reputation as a formidable advocate who realistically evaluates his client’s case, needs and goals. John has extensive experience in complex business disputes and commercial litigation, including class actions, shareholder and partner disputes, breach of fiduciary duty claims, contract disputes, business torts and fraud matters. John represents a variety of companies and individuals—from large corporations to closely-held businesses, professional firms, not-for-profits and individuals. He serves clients in a variety of industries and professions, including health care, energy, legal, technology, finance, education, manufacturing, municipalities, charities and religious groups. John also practices in technology litigation, computer forensics, white collar and government investigations defense, and antitrust. He has extensive litigation experience in state and federal courts, both trial and appellate. John has been appointed by several courts in complex corporate and personal disputes requiring receiverships and fraud investigations. He also serves on the boards of several civic and charitable organizations.

Phillips Lytle LLP

John Gaffney

John has extensive experience representing public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and capital markets transactions. He also advises boards of directors and special committees in corporate governance matters. John has considerable transactional experience advising domestic and international clients across numerous industries, including significant depth in the media, telecom, renewable energy and shipping industries.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

John Gary Maynard

Partner and Co-Head of the firm's Intellectual Property Practice

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

John Gasparini

John Gasparini is Of Counsel in the Paul Hastings Privacy and Cybersecurity, and Technology, Media and Telecommunications practice groups, and is based in the Firm's Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Gasparini counsels clients on an array of privacy and data security issues, including transactional matters, contracting, compliance, incident response, internal and government investigations, and related litigation, across an array of industries. His work includes advising on GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, and HIPAA matters, among other data-privacy issue areas. Mr. Gasparini also guides telecom and media companies and investors, as they navigate an array of communications marketplace issues. He has particular expertise with complex FCC and executive branch approvals, compliance with FCC rules, lending to regulated entities, wireless spectrum policy, and strategic issues in the media and online video marketplace, including platform immunity. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Gasparini was an associate with a midsize law firm, specializing in telecommunications issues. He also worked as a Policy Fellow at Public Knowledge, focusing on communications and technology policy issues. Mr. Gasparini earned his J.D. from the George Washington University Law School in 2015, where he served as a Managing Editor of the Federal Communications Law Journal. During law school, he worked as a law clerk for FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, as a law clerk for a nationwide wireless carrier, and as a legal intern for a telecommunications trade association. Mr. Gasparini earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina – Beaufort, in 2011.

Paul Hastings LLP

John Geager

Associate

Vedder

John Gevertz

Of Counsel

DLA Piper LLP (US)

John Gibbons

Co-Managing Shareholder

Greenberg Traurig

John Gibbons

John Gibbons is a partner in and co-chair of Blank Rome’s policyholder-only Insurance Recovery practice, formerly the insurance practice of Dickstein Shapiro LLP. His national practice focuses on advising corporate policyholders about their insurance policy rights and recovery insurance assets, either through negotiation or trial. For more information on Mr. Gibbons, please click here to view his full biography.

Blank Rome LLP

John Gilluly

Partner; US Vice Chair, Head of DLA Piper's Transactional Practices; Member of DLA Piper's Global Board; Member of DLA Piper's Executive Committee

DLA Piper LLP (US)