John A. Chanin

John A. Chanin


Foster Graham Milstein & Calisher, LLP

Recognized since 2019

Denver, Colorado

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Litigation - Banking and Finance

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Litigation - Banking and Finance
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John Chanin is a trial lawyer with extensive experience in complex business litigation, financial fraud, government investigations, and white-collar defense. In his 28-years of practice, John has handled and tried diverse cases involving securities, intellectual property, and trade secrets, commercial disputes, employment agreements, real estate, healthcare, and financial institutions. He has also represented numerous companies and individuals facing government investigations, enforcement proceedings, and white-collar prosecutions. Often practicing at the intersection of civil, criminal, and regulatory law, John brings a global perspective, keen intellect, and when necessary, vast courtroom experience to bear for his clients. In recognition of that experience, John was elected President of the Faculty of Federal Advocates in 2011.

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Location
  • 360 South Garfield Street, Suite 600
    Denver, CO 80209
Education
  • University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder J.D., Order of the Coif, graduated 1991
  • Cornell University, B.A. With Distinction, graduated 1985
Bar Admissions
  • Colorado, Colorado
Affiliations
  • Jewish Colorado - Chair of the Colorado Ramat HaNegev Partnership Committee
  • Mountain States Anti-Defamation League - Board of Directors and Co-Chair of the Civil Rights Committee
Court Admissions
  • 10th Circuit Court of Appeals
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Litigation - Banking and Finance
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance, Denver (2020)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
Awards:
  • Chambers USA, ranked in Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, 2015 to 2019
  • Best Lawyers in America – White Collar Defense & Business Litigation 2018
  • Colorado Super Lawyer in Business Litigation and White Collar Defense, 2012 to 2018
  • AV Preeminent rating, Martindale Hubbell Law Directory, 2001- date
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

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