John Goerlich

John has advised on the following significant matters*:

• Representing the indenture trustee for a set of notes in litigation with a solvent debtor over the debtor’s obligations to pay contract-rate interest and a prepayment premium
• Representing one of the world’s largest insurers in connection with litigation against multiple entities relating to the opioids crisis
• Successful certiorari-stage briefing in Health and Human Services Corporation of Marion County  v. Talevski, a case involving implied private rights of action for residents of a managed care facility
• Winning summary judgment on behalf of a large generic pharmaceutical company against claims of unlawful exclusive dealing, and successfully defending that decision on appeal before the 10th Circuit
• Winning, on behalf of a manufacturer of nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers, a motion to dismiss claims under the False Claims Act, and defending that decision on appeal before the 11th Circuit
• Winning dismissal of both a securities class action and a shareholder derivative suit on behalf of a Fortune 500 provider of healthcare services, and securing a favorable settlement of those cases after briefing in the 3rd Circuit
• Representing the independent director of a bankrupt oil and gas company and conducting an independent investigation of alleged related-party transactions prior to sale of the company’s assets
• Winning dismissal of a securities class action alleging that an electronics manufacturer misled investors about channel stuffing
• Authoring several merits-stage Supreme Court briefs on behalf of amici curiae

_{*John advised on some of these matters prior to joining Willkie.}