John has experience in a broad range of complex commercial disputes, with an emphasis on matters related to the entertainment sector. Beyond entertainment, John has helped deliver victories for clients in industries as diverse as oil & gas, banking, commercial real estate, and the diamond business.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Represented Grammy-nominated entertainment client at the federal trial of a breach of contract claim, resulting in full judgment in client’s favor worth over $10 million
Second-chaired a week-long hearing in an eight-figure professional sports arbitration, resulting in dismissal of all claims against client and damages award on client’s counterclaims
Represented the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as receiver for Silicon Valley Bank in connection with its successful defense of a claim filed by SVB Financial Group to claw back more than $2 billion in deposits
Representative Experience
Represented Grammy-nominated entertainment client at the federal trial of a breach of contract claim, resulting in full judgment in client’s favor worth over $10 million
Second-chaired a week-long hearing in an eight-figure professional sports arbitration, resulting in dismissal of all claims against client and damages award on client’s counterclaims
Represented the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as receiver for Silicon Valley Bank in connection with its successful defense of a claim filed by SVB Financial Group to claw back more than $2 billion in deposits
Successfully briefed and orally argued three sequential emergency injunctions on a bet-the-company transaction in the Commercial Division of New York County Supreme Court
Successfully orally argued before the New York Appellate Division for reversal of trial court’s grant of summary judgment in a multimillion-dollar fraudulent transfer case
Successfully briefed serial motions for contempt against recalcitrant judgment debtor, resulting in recovery of over $2 million in damages
Credentials
Education
Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, 2016, J.D.
- Duke University, 2013, B.A.
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- New York
- District of Columbia
Court admissions
Court admissions
- U.S. District Court - Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court - Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court - District of Columbia