John W. Cannavino Jr.

Commercial Litigation, Professional Liability, Insurance

John W. Cannavino, Jr. is a partner of Ryan Ryan Deluca LLP and chairs the firm’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Committee. He leads efforts to advance diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging both in the practice of law and within our larger community. In spearheading the firm’s Summer Associate program, John and RRD works closely with the University of Connecticut School of Law Cultural Diversity Initiative (“CDI”), and the firm supports CDI programming for law students throughout the year. RRD is a proud signatory to the Connecticut Legal Community’s Diversity & Inclusion Pledge & Plan and supports the Connecticut Bar Association’s LSAT scholarship program. In 2020, the firm joined the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance (“LFAA”), a national coalition of law firms aiming to create large-scale, coordinated pro bono projects that address systemic racism.

John W. Cannavino graduated from Case Western Reserve University where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He attended the University of San Francisco School of Law and graduated cum laude in 2007. While at the University of San Francisco, John received his Intellectual Property Certificate with honors and was a Staff Editor on the Intellectual Property Law Bulletin.