John Gavin is an associate at the firm's Boston office. John focuses his practice
on complex civil litigation in the areas of commercial disputes, intellectual
property, and insurance coverage. He has litigated a broad range of business-related
issues, including claims of trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract,
securities fraud, tax fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and unfair business
practices.
John has experience with many different phases of commercial litigation, including
requests for preliminary relief, discovery, dispositive motion practice, and final
merits determinations. John has represented clients in state and federal courts,
including courts in Massachusetts, New York, Texas, and Illinois. In addition, John
has represented clients in mediations and international arbitrations. John also
maintains an active pro bono practice and obtained asylum for a detained client in
removal proceedings.
John has significant experience with matters involving trade secret misappropriation
and breaches of contractual confidentiality clauses. Through these matters, John has
assisted clients in obtaining injunctive relief to protect confidential information
and trade secrets. John has also successfully represented clients in obtaining
monetary and permanent injunctive relief for misappropriation of trade secrets and
other related claims.
John also has significant experience with insurance recovery matters. Through these
matters, John has helped policyholders successfully obtain insurance coverage for a
wide range of losses under directors and officers (D&O) policies, errors and
omissions (E&O)/professional liability policies, commercial general liability
policies, and property policies. This work includes representing clients in
litigation asserting claims against their insurers. John also assists clients in the
claims process, seeking to resolve disputes with insurers through negotiation or
mediation prior to litigation.
