John G. Horn
Partner

phone: 716-844-3728
fax: 716-853-1617
location: Buffalo

Practice Areas

• Building and Construction
• Design Professionals
• Health Care Professionals
• Intellectual Property
• Litigation
• Manufacturers and Distributors
• Native American Law
• Not-for-Profit Organizations

Bar Admissions

• Illinois
• New York

Professional Experience
John Horn is the Partner in Charge of the firm's Buffalo office. He focuses his legal practice primarily in the areas of:

• Intellectual property infringement prosecution and defense.
• Complex commercial litigation, including breach of contract and business torts.
• Building and construction litigation.
• Protection of trade secrets and confidential information.
• Employment agreement and non-competition agreement enforcement and defense.
• Indian Law and Indian Gaming.
• Perishable Agriculture and Commodities Act (“PACA”) litigation.
• Securities litigation.
• Professional liability defense.
• Employment discrimination defense.
• Products liability and premises liability defense.

Education

• Loyola University Chicago, J.D., cum laude, 1998
• University of Rochester, B.A., 1989
• Northwestern University, M.A., 2000

Clerkship

• Senior U.S. District Court Judge John T. Elfvin in the Western District of New York (1998-2000)

Court Admissions

• New York State courts
• United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
• United States District Court, Northern District of New York
• United States District Court, Southern District of New York
• United States District Court, Western District of New York
• United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
• United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York
• Illinois State courts
• Seneca Nation of Indians Peacemakers Court

Professional and Civic Activities

• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, NYSBA Commercial and Federal Litigation Section
• Member, Bar Association of Erie County
• Member, Western New York Trial Lawyers Association
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Trustee and 2009 Opening Night Gala Chair, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
• Board Member, National Federation for Just Communities of Western New York
• Member, Leadership Buffalo Class of 2006
• Committee Member and former Vice President, Lawyers for Learning, Inc.
• Governing Laws Committee Member and Leadership Training Workshop Lecturer/Facilitator, Sigma Chi Fraternity
• Law Student Mentor and Moot Court Judge, University at Buffalo Law School
• Deacon and Lay Reader, Westminster Presbyterian Church
• Trombonist, 12/8 Path Band

Honors and Awards

• Recipient, New York State Bar Association’s Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year Award (2004)
• Recipient, Pathfinders Award, Buffalo Business First (2004)
• Recipient, Up & Coming Attorneys in Western New York, Daily Record (2003)
• Recipient, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York’s Pro Bono Special Service Award (2002)
• Inductee, Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society (1998)
• Recipient, Loyola University School of Law Leadership and Service Award (1998)

Speaking Engagements
John has presented at continuing legal education seminars throughout Western New York on a variety of topics including electronic discovery, deposition techniques and strategies, multi-jurisdictional practice, legal ethics, the attorney/client privilege, effective use of expert evidence and protecting trade secrets and confidential information