John J Clarke Jr.

Career

John Clarke is a partner in the firm's corporate and securities litigation practice with several decades experience leading the defense of complex disputes involving securities, trust indentures, merger and stockholder derivative litigation, financial institutions, structured transactions, and bankruptcy and fraudulent transfer claims. He has appeared for clients as lead counsel in federal and state courts across the nation, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fifth, Seventh, Eleventh, and D.C. Circuits, the Delaware Court of Chancery, and the Supreme Court of Delaware.

The knowledge and experience he gained in financial institution litigation following the global financial crisis led to John's service as chairman of the Banking Law Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, where he led the Committee's advocacy work as amicus curiae and in legislative and regulatory comment letters.