John K. Crisham - Partner

• Litigation
• Appellate Litigation

• 2005, Illinois

  2007, District of Columbia

• Law Clerk - Circuit Judge Paul J. Kelly, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

• University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 2005, cum laude

  
  Thomas J. White Scholar

  Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy - Article Editor

• University of Notre Dame, B.A., Program of Liberal Studies, 2000

Professional Profile

John Crisham is a partner in Kirkland's Washington, D.C. office, focusing generally on complex commercial litigation, products liability litigation and appellate litigation. His experience includes all aspects of litigation, including discovery, motions practice and appeal.

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Representative Matters

Cook v. Rockwell Int'l Corp., 618 F.3d 1127 (10th Cir. 2010): Counsel for Dow Chemical and Rockwell as part of appellate team that obtained reversal of $926 million judgment in favor of plaintiff class in nuclear environmental contamination case on a variety of grounds, including erroneous interpretation of the federal Price-Anderson Act establishing claims for nuclear-related liability, erroneous approach to preemption of state law by federal nuclear safety standards, and erroneous interpretation of the Colorado common law of trespass and nuisance.

United States v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., et al., 566 F.3d 1095 (D.C. Cir. 2009): Counsel for Brown & Williamson as part of appellate team that obtained reversal and remand of client-specific rulings made by district court in $280 billion RICO/health care recovery action brought by the United States Department of Justice.

Counsel for Teva Pharmaceuticals and related entities in nationwide products liability litigation involving "unapproved" drugs.

Counsel for Teva Pharmaceuticals and related entities in complex multi-district litigation involving drug pricing and alleged Medicaid/Medicare fraud.

Counsel for Teva Pharmaceuticals and related entities in major product liability litigation.

Counsel for ConocoPhillips Company in case alleging personal injuries on oil rigs and platforms in the North Sea.

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Courts

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

United States District Court for the District of Columbia