John Clough is a Shareholder in the Firm’s Los Angeles office, and a member of the Litigation Practice Group. Mr. Clough focuses his practice on business and commercial litigation, with a wide breadth of experience in the management and trial of litigation matters.

John routinely litigates complex, multiparty matters in diverse areas of substantive law, including corporate governance disputes, construction defects, lender liability, fiduciary litigation, business and lending fraud, officer and director liability, intellectual property and trade secret/trade dress. He also has ample experience with matters pertaining to unfair competition, restrictive covenants, usurpation of corporate opportunities, theft of trade secrets, and deceptive trade practices.

In addition to his litigation practice, John maintains a thriving transactional practice, advising a variety of clients such as start-up businesses, businesses restructuring to attract investors and passive capital, and other corporate clients. He has worked with clients on an extensive list of transactional needs, including preparation of employment handbooks/agreements, separation agreements, operating agreements, shareholder agreements, distributor agreements, franchisor and franchisee agreements, mergers, acquisitions and sales of businesses and corporations, information technology policies, and advertising and marketing policies and procedures.

John is an AV® Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and is Board Certified in Business Litigation by the Florida Bar.  He was recognized in the 25th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for Commercial Litigation (as well as 2023), and has also been named to the “Best Lawyers” list every year from 2013 to 2021.  He was recognized in 2018 by Gulfshore Life as one if the “Best Lawyers In Florida,” and was a Florida SuperLawyer “Rising Star” from 2009-2011.

Bar Admissions

• California
• Florida

Education

• University of Miami School of Law
• George Mason University