John helps his clients from across the globe achieve their strategic goals in complex and challenging transnational disputes before US courts and the major international arbitration institutions.
He has extensive experience as lead trial counsel and also regularly represents his clients at the appellate level.
John focuses his practice on complex multijurisdictional commercial and intellectual property disputes, parallel actions in court and arbitration, global enforcement of and defense against arbitration awards and judgments, challenging jurisdictional questions, foreign sovereign immunity issues, government contracts, Section 1782 matters involving US discovery to support international proceedings, competition litigation, and investor-state disputes.
He represents clients in aviation/aerospace, defense and security, technology, energy, transportation, government contracting, manufacturing, health care, finance, and consumer electronics. John has handled matters spanning more than 45 countries across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, Africa and Australia.
John also has significant experience counseling clients in high-profile cross-border transactions and due diligence, including advising on international contracting best practices, risk mitigation techniques, dispute resolution provisions, intellectual property licensing and transfers, joint ventures, teaming agreements, and working with representatives and consultants. He has provided in-house general counsel services to the North American arms of multiple global businesses.
Prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland, John was a partner in a major global law firm’s litigation and international dispute resolution practice.
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- Successfully represented a UK-based provider of omnichannel retail management software systems in its contract disputes with global customers.
- Secured dismissal in favor of arbitration of $1.6-plus billion in claims filed against our French and California-based clients in a complex, multi-jurisdictional dispute related to in-flight entertainment systems for several leading Middle East airlines.
- Favorably resolved an intellectual property licensing dispute with a US entity for a leading Japanese biopharmaceutical company.
- Obtained a favorable resolution for a leading South Korean display technology company in a multi-jurisdictional patent infringement dispute against Taiwanese competitors.
- Favorably resolved defamation claims for a Latvian financial institution in US federal court action involving allegations of money laundering and related crimes.
- International Public Procurement and Dispute Resolution 2021, February 22, 2022, Government Contracts Year In Review Conference
- Recognized by The Legal 500 United States in the area of international arbitration (2021-2025)
- Selected for inclusion in Washington DC Super Lawyers® “Rising Stars” (2014-2016)
- Top Ranked in Chambers USA 2021 Eversheds Sutherland (US)
- Member, Antitrust and Business Law Sections, American Bar Association
- Member, District of Columbia Bar Association
- Member, International Bar Association
- Member, Virginia Bar Association
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- M.P.P., Duke University
- J.D., Duke University School of Law
- B.A., University of Richmond