John J. Reilly is the Executive Partner of the New York office of Holland & Knight and serves on the firm's national Directors Committee. Mr. Reilly, a partner in the firm's Litigation Section, has been lead counsel in federal trial and appellate litigation throughout the United States involving antitrust, alleged price-fixing conspiracies, attempted monopoly, commercial and real estate disputes, RICO actions, class action litigation, arbitrations administered by the American Arbitration Association, as well as arbitrations pursuant to UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. In addition, Mr. Reilly has acted as an arbitrator and as counsel in numerous arbitrations involving commercial disputes, international disputes, and New York Stock Exchange arbitrations. He has also advised and counseled clients in regard to joint venture arrangements in several industries, including the airline industry and the shipping industry; with respect to re-sale price maintenance programs; and with regard to grand jury anti-trust investigations into the shipping industry.
He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1967-1971 and served in the Republic of Vietnam in 1968 and 1969. He was released from active duty with the rank of Captain USMCR.
Citations to certain aspects of the reported cases in which Mr. Reilly was lead counsel include:
· Paul C. Nordberg, Appellant, v. South Street Seaport Museum, The South Street Seaport Corporation, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., Respondents, 43 AD3d 774, 843 N.Y.S.2d 20 (1st Dept. 2007), appeal dismissed, Mo. No. 447, 2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 73527 (Ct. of Appeals 2008). The decision dismissed a multi-million dollar suit against client, and held that statute of limitations was not tolled and suit on promissory note was time-barred when subordination provision established priority between senior and subordinated note-holders but did not restrict the plaintiff note-holder's right to bring suit against defendant at earlier date.
· LaSalle Hotel Lessee, Inc. v. Marriott Hotel Inc., etc., 29 A.D.3d 464, 816 N.Y.S.2d 347, (1st Dep't 2006)
· Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, N.A., as Trustee, HFC Leasing Inc. and Cypress Equipment Fund II, Ltd. v. Energy Ammonia Transportation Corp., et al., 01 Civ. 5861(JSR), defense of a claim for $9.5 million in liquidated damages for alleged breach of maintenance covenant. After a two-week trial, a judgment dated December 16, 2002 was entered for the defendant.
· Abdi Hosh Ashkir v. United Nations, American Arbitration Association Case No. 50 T 181 0095-99; defense of claim in excess of $25 million. Favorable decision rendered February 27, 2001.
· Healy v. Renaissance Hotel Operating Co., 724 NYS2d 719 (1st Dept 2001) ($66 million claim against our client ultimately dismissed on motion)
· Slaven, et al. v. BP America, Inc., et al., 190 F.R.D. 649 (C.D. CA, 2000) (class action suit for alleged environmental damages and business disruption)
· Nautilus Motor Tanker v. Coastal Oil of New York, 900 F. Supp. 697 (D.N.J. 1995), 862 F. Supp. 1251 (D.N.J. 1994), aff'd 95 F.3d 105 (3d Cir. 1996) (alleged environmental damage – oil spill resulting from vessel grounding)
· Harper v. Young and FS&O Associates, 90 Civ. 3979 (VLB), 90 Civ. 1606 (VLB), U.S.D.C., S.D.N.Y., 1993 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4967, 1993 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2588 (RICO action)
· The Port of Portland and The Connecticut National Bank v. The M/V Paralla, 892 F.2d 825 (9th Cir. 1989) (maritime liens and bankruptcy)
· Rosefield, et al. v. Falcon Jet Corporation. Gulfstream III Associates, Inc. v. Falcon Jet Corporation, 701 F. Supp. 1053 (D.N.J. 1988) (alleged antitrust price fixing and attempted monopolization)
· Sven Salen AB v. Jacq. Pierot, Jr. & Sons, Inc.¸ 559 F. Supp. 503 (S.D.N.Y. 1983) (alleged breach of contract)
· Associated Container Transportation (Australia) Ltd. v. United States of America, et al., 502 F. Supp. 505, 32 Fed. R. Serv. 2d (Callaghan) 255, 1981-1 Trade Cas. (CCH) ¶64,093 (E.D.N.Y. 1980), reversed April 8, 1983 (alleged antitrust violations)
· In the Matter of the Arbitration between E.B. Michael and Ralph Michaels on their own behalf and as agents for the former shareholders of Hyman-Michaels Company and Mariforum Shipping. S.A., owners of the M/V Leslie, 642 F.2d 411 (2d Cir. 1980) (charter party arbitration)
· Great Lakes Carbon Corp. v. Koch Industries, Inc., Koch Carbon, Inc. and E. Thomas Fish, 497 F. Supp. 462 (S.D.N.Y. 1980) (alleged theft of trade secrets and breach of employees covenant not to compete)
· Gulf Oil Trading Co. v. Creole Supply and Creole Shipping Ltd., in personam and the freights and charterhire of the M/V Pyramid Viking and M/V Pyramid Veterans, in rem, v. The Chase Manhattan Bank, 596 F.2d 515 (2d Cir. 1979)
· East Asiatic Company, Ltd. v. Indomar, Ltd. v. the subfreights of the M/V Aurora II¸ Supp. 1335 (S.D.N.Y. 1976)
· A/S Custodiaodia v. Lessin International, Inc., 503 F.2d 318 (2d Cir. 1974) (alleged breach of contract)