John W. Joyce
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
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.
Overview
- Louisiana State University, J.D., graduated 2000
- Dickinson College, BA, graduated 1993
- Illinois, 2000
- Louisiana, 2001
- 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
- United States District Court
- Illinois, 2000
- Louisiana, 2001
- 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
- Louisiana State University, J.D., graduated 2000
- Dickinson College, BA, graduated 1993
- United States District Court
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus

- Litigation - Insurance, New Orleans (2023)
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Law
- Litigation - Insurance
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Litigation - Securities
- Securities Regulation
- Litigation - Antitrust
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated in Martindale-Hubbell
- Order of the Coif
- Louisiana Law Review, Member and Editor
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