John is the managing partner of Hunton's Miami office. He handles a range of complex litigation matters, including financial fraud, defense of financial institutions, and cutting-edge cybersecurity issues. As a former federal prosecutor with a strong focus on high-profile and sensitive cases, John represents Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, and government contractors in investigations, class actions, and regulatory proceedings. He has also led numerous governmental and internal investigations into a wide range of matters, including financial crimes, insider abuses, consumer protection violations, whistleblower matters, and bribery allegations.

Among John's notable accomplishments includes his appointment as the first Special Master in the Takata Airbag Products Liability Multi-District Litigation, one of the most significant and complex product liability cases in recent history.

John has a wealth of experience with successful verdicts in more than a dozen jury trials and positive outcomes in dozens of evidentiary hearings. For decades, he has handled adversarial proceedings by government agencies including the Department of Justice (DOJ), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and bank regulators in civil, criminal, and administrative matters covering the False Claims Act (FCA), Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and allegations of fraud. He has recently handled various matters relating to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), including several with the DOJ.

In the realm of cybersecurity, John has a track record of advising and defending companies facing cyber intrusions, extortion, corporate espionage, trade secret theft, and data breach events. He has counseled organizations during some of the most public and impactful data breaches, helping them navigate enforcement matters, class action and civil suits, and related legal challenges. He has served as the lead lawyer in a number of cyber class action matters obtaining favorable opinions from courts around the country.

John has represented close to a hundred financial institutions, FinTech companies, and other financial companies across the country. He provides counsel on issues relating to consumer and regulatory compliance, assisting his clients in preparing for examinations, investigations, and evolving cybersecurity risks. His experience extends to guiding these institutions through compliance and enforcement matters, including those involving financial crimes, insider trading, BSA/AML practices, fair lending matters, and other complex regulatory matters.

John began his legal career with a clerkship for the Honorable Federico A. Moreno of the Southern District of Florida. His experience throughout his career has led to frequent speaking engagements, where he shares his knowledge on issues related to cybersecurity, banking law, and financial crimes.

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Education
JD, Harvard Law School, 2000

BA, Classics and History, Amherst College, 1995