John Friel is a partner in Clifford Chance's Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice, based in New York. John represents corporate and financial institution clients in complex litigation and government enforcement actions. His practice focuses on antitrust, securities, and derivatives matters, both criminal and civil, and he has particular expertise in cross-border matters.

John represents clients before a number of US agencies, including the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Commodity Futures Trading Commission, as well as numerous enforcement agencies around the world.

Temple University (BA) 2004 Villanova University School of Law (JD) 2009 University College London (LLM) 2010 Joined Clifford Chance 2010 Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in New York 2011 Partner since 2020