Kirkland & Ellis LLP

John concentrates in shareholder and commercial litigation. He also handles white collar criminal matters and internal investigations. John has represented many clients in a wide variety of securities, derivative, M&A and commercial litigation matters in federal and state courts throughout the United States. He has also represented numerous clients in connection with SEC and other government inquiries regarding securities, antitrust, health care and environmental matters, and he has conducted internal investigations for management, boards of directors and audit and special committees. John frequently advises boards of directors on a wide variety of legal matters.

John was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Chicago from 1990-1993. He was a law clerk to the Honorable William J. Bauer of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 1987-1989.

University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 1987; University of Minnesota, B.S., 1984.