John Voorhees

John Voorhees: Attorney with Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

John Voorhees focuses his practice on the rail sector and has advised on major rail acquisitions and disputes across the USA. As a veteran litigator, John also advises clients on compliance counseling, particularly on environmental, health care, fraud and white-collar matters. John has defended Superfund, Clean Water Act and financial cases and other civil and criminal cases during a 47 year career. Voorhees has also served as a federal prosecutor in high-profile cases, represented Fortune 100 companies in high-stakes litigation, and individuals and non-profit organizations in pro bono matters.

Concentrations

•Rail & Transit Industry Practice
•Logistics & fulfillment centers
•Environmental Litigation
•Investigations (rail, environmental, health care)
•Environmental Regulatory Policy and International Standards
•Environmental, Social and Governance Policy
•Complex Civil and Criminal Litigation

Judicial Clerkships

•Hon John W. Kern, III, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1976-1977

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Team Member, a Law360 “Environmental Practice Group of the Year,” 2022
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States
•Dispute Resolution Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action - Defense - Toxic Tort, 2024
•Team member, 'Law Firm to Watch - Rail and Road,' 2022
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America
•Administrative/Regulatory Law, 2020-2026
•Litigation - Health Care, 2015-2026
•Environmental Law, 2021-2026
•Criminal Defense: White-Collar, 2025-2026
•Named, 'Lawyer of the Year,' Litigation - Health Care, Denver, 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2024
•Team Member, U.S. News - Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms Edition,'Law Firm of the Year,' Environmental Law, 2016
•Rated, AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5.0

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Areas of Practice (10)

  • Rail & Transit
  • Litigation
  • Environmental
  • White Collar Defense & Investigations
  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Federal Regulatory & Administrative Law
  • Trial Practice
  • Transportation
  • Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
  • Complex Torts

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Emerson College, B.A., 1973
Law School Attended:
The Catholic University of America, J.D., 1976
Year of First Admission:
1976
Admission:
Colorado; Arizona; District of Columbia; New Mexico; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts; U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island; 1988, Rhode Island; 1989, Massachusetts
Memberships:

Professional & Community Involvement

•Co-Chair, Mental Health Task Force, Colorado Lawyers Committee, 2006-2009
•Chair, Board of Directors, Leave No Trace, 1999-2005
•Adjunct Professor, University of Colorado Law School, 1999
•Adjunct Professor, University College of the University of Denver, 1993-1999
•Adjunct Professor, University of Denver Law School, 1995-1998

Birth Information:
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 1951
Reported Cases:
Experience: Rail and Transit: Address rail disputes throughout the Western United States.; Competition analysis of merger and acquisitions of major 'Class 1' rail carriers.; Investigations and civil and criminal litigation involving all aspects of rail operations.; Logistics for the development of fulfillment centers and rail transport.; Environmental: Contamination disputes throughout New England and the Western United States.; Remediation and resolution of claims regarding legacy environmental matters.; Civil and criminal litigation of environmental matters throughout the United States.; Health Care: Litigation, investigations and health care policy development for health care providers.; Financial: Financial fraud, public corruption, and real estate disputes.; Noteworthy Experience: First international environmental book on environment and governance: International Environmental Risk Management, ISO 14000 and the Systems Approach (CRC Lewis Press 1997) adding ESG, 2nd Edition (CRC Lewis Press 2020).; Consultant to Chinese government for restoration of drinking water resources in Wuxi, China.; Advocacy regarding Parthenon Sculptures reunification and return to Greece.; Moderator and Presenter at International environmental, natural and cultural resources conferences in Warsaw, Prague, Athens, Kuala Lumpur and London.; Host and sponsor renewable energy conference in Athens.
ISLN:
901788045

Peer Reviews

5.0/5.0
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