John W. Joyce

John W. Joyce


Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C.

Recognized since 2015

New Orleans, Louisiana

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Insurance Law

Litigation - Insurance

Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

Litigation - Securities

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Litigation - Insurance
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John W. Joyce is an experienced litigator and trial attorney whose practice includes most types of sophisticated civil litigation. He represents insurance companies in coverage and claim-handling cases, broker-dealers and financial advisors in securities and employment disputes, and both businesses and individuals in contract, fraud, fiduciary liability, shareholder, restrictive covenant, and trade secret litigation. John has represented clients in more than twenty trials, evidentiary hearings, and arbitrations. He also has represented clients in federal and state regulatory matters, as well as internal corporate investigations.

John is AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation, Insurance Litigation, and Securities Litigation, and by Super Lawyers for Business Litigation. He is a fellow of the Litigation Council of America, an honorary society composed of less than one half of one percent of American trial lawyers. John has published more than a dozen articles covering a variety of subjects, including corporate governance, class action practice, federal civil procedure, and attorney ethics. John also represents pro bono clients in criminal prosecutions, civil rights cases, and family law matters.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 909 Poydras Street, Suite 2350
    New Orleans, LA 70112
Education
  • Louisiana State University, J.D., graduated 2000
  • Dickinson College, BA, graduated 1993
Bar Admissions
  • Illinois, 2000
  • Louisiana, 2001
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Former Associate Editor of the ABA Section of Litigation’s Litigation News
  • American Bar Association - Former Editor of the ABA Section of Litigation Ethics & Professionalism Committee Newsletter
Federal Clerkships
  • United States District Court

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Litigation - Insurance
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Insurance, New Orleans (2023)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
  • Litigation - Securities
Awards:
  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated in Martindale-Hubbell
  • Order of the Coif
  • Louisiana Law Review, Member and Editor
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Litigation - Antitrust
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Securities Regulation

Publications

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