Recognitions
- Chambers USA
- Band 3, New York Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (2018-2022)
- Band 4, New York Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (2017)
- The Legal 500 United States
- Recommended, Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense (2018-2022)
- Recommended, Securities Litigation – Defense (2017, 2019-2022)
Recommended, White-Collar Criminal Defense (2017)
In December 2015, The National Law Journal recognized John as one of the top white collar practitioners in the country. In 2021, Global Investigations Review Who’s Who Legal included John in its list of top-flight investigators, describing him as "a pre-eminent trial lawyer and strategist" and quoting a client who "would put him at the top of the list of counsel best suited to represent companies and individuals in complex criminal investigations." Throughout his time at DLA Piper, John has repeatedly been named a Thomson Reuters "Super Lawyer," with the publication citing him as a top-rated white collar crime attorney in New York. In December 2015 The National Law Journal named John a "White Collar Trailblazer," one of 50 in the nation. In addition, the respected publication Global Investigations Review has identified John as one "of the firm’s big-hitters" in its annual review of prominent global investigations practices. John has also been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2022 as ranking among the top five percent of attorneys in the area of white-collar criminal defense, as determined by a vote of peers already included in that publication.
Government Experience
John joined the SDNY United States Attorney's Office in February 1995. He was responsible for a wide variety of significant investigations and successful prosecutions in a range of areas, including racketeering, securities fraud, tax evasion, bank fraud and crimes of violence.
John served at various times as Deputy Chief of the Organized Crime and Terrorism Unit (with responsibility for supervising 20 prosecutors pursuing racketeering, terrorism, terrorism financing and financial fraud investigations and prosecutions), Chief of the Major Crimes/Complex Frauds Unit (with responsibility for supervising 15 prosecutors pursuing complex financial investigations and prosecutions, including those involving bank fraud, tax fraud, cybercrime and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations), and Deputy Chief Appellate Attorney. From 2007 through 2010, he also served as Senior Trial Counsel, with particular responsibility for white collar and tax fraud matters.
While at the United States Attorney's Office, John received the Department of Justice Director's Award for Superior Performance as an Assistant United States Attorney and was awarded the prestigious Henry L. Stimson Medal by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York in recognition of his history of leading complex prosecutions and his role as lead prosecutor in the largest tax fraud prosecution in US history.
Before entering government service, John was in private practice for five years, focusing on complex commercial litigation and securities cases.