John Harding
Associate
John focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, white collar criminal defense, and government and internal investigations.
Key Matters
- Represented a bank executive in a criminal trial where the allegations included conspiracy, wire fraud, and mortgage fraud.
- Defended a veteran United Nations diplomat against allegations of orchestrating a cyberwar campaign. District court granted motion to dismiss on the basis of diplomatic immunity. The Second Circuit unanimously affirmed.
- Negotiated a deferred prosecution agreement for a major logistics shipping company in a FCPA investigation involving allegations of a worldwide money laundering scheme.
- Represented a global financial institution and one of its shareholders in connection with a U.S. Attorney’s Office investigation amidst allegations of money laundering and sanctions violations. District court granted motion to return seized property on the basis that the FBI’s search of the bank was unconstitutional. Investigation concluded with no charges ever brought.
- Defended a large pharmaceutical company in a multi-district litigation against over 4,000 failure-to-warn claims stemming from the company’s sale of a blockbuster antipsychotic drug Abilify®.
- Defended an individual against money laundering and wire fraud charges based on an alleged “bootlegging” scheme. The indictment was dismissed and all charges dropped against our client.