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John is a trial lawyer with extensive experience representing and defending financial institutions in all phases of complex commercial litigation, arbitration, and appeals. He also routinely counsels clients through pre-litigation disputes and government investigations.
John received his J.D. in 2015 from Columbia Law School, where he was a James Kent and Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. He was also a Managing Editor of the Columbia Human Rights Law Review and a recipient of the Simon H. Rifkind Prize for best overall moot court performance. He received his B.A. from Columbia University in 2012.
Prior to joining King & Spalding, John worked in the New York offices of two other global law firms and clerked for the Hon. William F. Kuntz, II, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
J.D., Columbia University School of Law, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, James Kent Scholar
B.A., Columbia University
New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Judicial Clerk, Hon. William F. Kuntz, II, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Represented a major financial institution in arbitration proceedings, including a five-day trial, seeking more than $500 million of damages against a contractual counterparty
Represented two hedge funds in an expedited nine-witness trial in Delaware Court of Chancery over a disputed multi-billion dollar stock authorization by a public company
Represented a depositary institution in winning an eight-figure judgement in New York state court against a group of defaulted borrowers; obtained preliminary and permanent injunctions prohibiting the borrowers from transferring collateral intended to secure the disputed loans
See moreRepresented a major financial institution in arbitration proceedings, including a five-day trial, seeking more than $500 million of damages against a contractual counterparty
Represented two hedge funds in an expedited nine-witness trial in Delaware Court of Chancery over a disputed multi-billion dollar stock authorization by a public company
Represented a depositary institution in winning an eight-figure judgement in New York state court against a group of defaulted borrowers; obtained preliminary and permanent injunctions prohibiting the borrowers from transferring collateral intended to secure the disputed loans
See moreJ.D., Columbia University School of Law, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, James Kent Scholar
B.A., Columbia University
New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Judicial Clerk, Hon. William F. Kuntz, II, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York