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John Calandra

John Calandra

USA 2026

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McDermott Will & Schulte
 McDermott Will & Schulte

Ranked in 1 practice area

Litigation: General Commercial

New York

4 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

John J. Calandra represents clients in complex commercial litigation and formerly headed the New York Litigation Practice Group. He represents clients in litigations and arbitrations crossing many industries, including technology, chemicals, satellite, energy, financial products, outsourcing, hotel management, manufacturing and distribution.

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: General Commercial - New York

Band 4
Individual Editorial
John Calandra is an accomplished litigator with a practice spanning a vast array of industries. He possesses experience handling contractual disputes, antitrust litigation and bankruptcy issues.
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Strengths

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  • John is creative, flexible and thoughtful. He knows when to fight and when to get a deal done.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA

  • I look to John for creative, outside the box thinking.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA

  • John is a brilliant litigator, he just gets it. He is a really good negotiator and is absolutely paralyzing in court.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA

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