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John Barkett

John Barkett

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Environmental Toxic Tort and Exposure Litigation; Global Arbitration; Business Transactions; Data and Discovery Strategies; International Business Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Environmental and Regulatory Counseling; Environmental Due Diligence and Transactions; Litigation

Career

John is a commercial and environmental lawyer (CERCLA, RCRA, and toxic tort), having handled scores of complex and simple litigation matters in federal and state courts or before an arbitration tribunal. He is a certified mediator and has served as a neutral in scores of matters involving in the aggregate more than $4 billion. John conducts commercial domestic and international arbitrations and ad hoc arbitrations and has been recognized in Who’s Who Legal - International Bar Association; Best Lawyers in America; Florida Trend, Legal Elite; and Florida Super Lawyers.

Professional Memberships

American College of Environmental Lawyers, Fellow; Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists, Advisory Board; American Law Institute; College of Commercial Arbitrators, Fellow; American College of Civil Trial Mediators, Fellow; Natural Resources & Environment, American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Editorial Board

Publications

The Roberts Court 2019-20: Distancing From the Kennedy Era, the Roberts Era Has Begun, White Paper, July 2020.

For a full list of publications, visit https://www.shb.com/professionals/b/barkett-john

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Environment - Florida

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial
John Barkett of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP handles a range of matters and has considerable expertise in water quality issues and complex superfund work.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • He is a pleasure to work with and extremely knowledgeable.

    EnvironmentChambers Guide to the USA
  • John is very knowledgeable and highly experienced in environmental law. He is very responsive to our needs and provides a high level of service and sophistication.

    EnvironmentChambers Guide to the USA
  • John is a true expert with the ability to find a solution to every problem.

    EnvironmentChambers Guide to the USA

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