USA
Education
New York University School of Law
J.D.
1990
Haverford College, B.A.
B.A.
1987
London School of Economics and Political Science
general course diploma
1986
Practice Areas
Alternative Dispute Resolution Neutral Services
Corporate and Commercial Transactions
Emergency Planning and Response
Energy
Litigation
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
Superfund and Site Remediation
Career
John represents a broad array of clients, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to smaller closely held businesses, facing diverse environmental issues. He leads the firm's New Jersey practice, is a partner in the firm’s environmental litigation group, and regularly handles site remediation matters and complex negotiations with government entities and private parties. John’s work on contaminated sediment sites and related litigation includes his election to a small steering committee overseeing litigation for a large group of corporate defendants in a high-profile sediment case. He has represented clients in the railroad, telecommunications, chemical, waste, retail, heavy industrial, construction, municipal, financial and other sectors in environmental matters including the defense of natural resource damages claims, contaminated sediment sites, the defense and prosecution of private and government initiated environmental cost recovery claims, citizen suits, the defense of government penalty actions, permit challenges, administrative appeals, site remediation matters, as well as on-scene emergency responses and government inspections. John also received formal mediator and arbitrator training through the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR).
Professional Memberships
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
U.S. Supreme Court
American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy and Resources: Secretary, 2024-2025; Executive Committee, 2024-2025; Budget Taskforce, 2024-2025; Cyber Security Legal Task Force and SEER Liaison, 2023-2025
American Railway Development Association: Environmental, Law and Real Estate Committees
Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey, Environment Committee Chair, 2022-present
New Jersey Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Philadelphia Bar Association
Publications
ABA SEER Year in Review 2010, co-author of Alternative Dispute Resolution chapter
"Conflicting Opinions Add to Haze in Environmental Claims: Supreme Court Decision Impacts Camden Case," The Legal Intelligencer, May 17, 2001
"EPA’s Foray Into Alternative Dispute Resolution," The Legal Intelligencer, January 18, 2001