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Litigation: General Commercial

Massachusetts

4 Years Ranked

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Provided by John Butts

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John Butts is Chair of the Firm’s Commercial Litigation Group. He has prevailed in trials and arbitrations across the country for a wide range of clients in high stakes commercial disputes. John represents clients in a broad range of matters, including complex contract disputes, business torts, trade secrets cases, consumer matters, and class actions. His work has spanned a number of industries, including the automotive industry, financial services, real estate, and biotechnology.

John earned Litigator of the Week honors by The Am Law Litigation Daily following a complete trial win and is top ranked by Chambers for general commercial litigation. He has been recognized on Boston Magazine’s list of Top Lawyers in the area of commercial litigation for five consecutive years and selected by his peers four times for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America for commercial litigation.

Before law school, Mr. Butts served as a surface warfare officer in the United States Navy.

To learn more, visit: https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/people/john-butts

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JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1999

BS, Villanova University, 1992

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Litigation: General Commercial - Massachusetts

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Chair of WilmerHale's commercial litigation group John Butts has experience acting on a wide array of disputes for clients in the banking, life sciences and technology sectors, among others.

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