John Floyd represents both plaintiffs and defendants at the trial and appellate levels in cases involving business torts, the federal and state Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations ("RICO") statutes, health care, and professional liability. He has also conducted internal investigations for institutional clients. John is the author of RICO State by State: A Guide to Litigation Under the State Racketeering Statutes (American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law 1998) and numerous book chapters and articles concerning federal and state RICO. A frequent lecturer on issues related to RICO, John served as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Georgia in its largest RICO prosecution and the companion civil RICO forfeiture action, and as a Special Assistant District Attorney in the successful prosecution of Sidney Dorsey, the former sheriff of DeKalb County , Georgia , on charges including murder and RICO. John also served as the editor and wrote a chapter of The Right Against Self-Incrimination in Civil Litigation (American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law 2001), a book published in July by the American Bar Association. The book contains a comprehensive analysis of the potential problems and opportunities that arise when a party or witness in a civil case is forced to decide whether to invoke the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. In addition, John served as the chair of the Antitrust Section's Civil RICO Committee for four years and currently serves as a Co-Chair of the Business Torts and Unfair Competition Committee.

Position:
Partner

Born:
Milwaukee , Wisconsin , 1957

Education & Background:
Brown University (A.B., 1980, with honors); Emory University (J.D., 1983); Theta Delta Chi, Omicron Delta Kappa; Notes and Comments Editor, Emory Law Journal, 1982-1983; Law Clerk to the Honorable William C. O'Kelley, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 1983-1985.

Admitted:
State Bar of Georgia
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Representative Cases:
Andrews v. American Tel. & Tel. Co., 95 F.3d 1014 (11th Cir. 1996); Cesnik v. Edgewood Baptist Church d/b/a New Beginnings Adoption & Counseling Agency, 88 F.3d 902 (11th Cir. 1996)(appellate counsel); Southmark Corp. v. Trotter, Smith & Jacobs, 212 Ga. App. 454, 442 S.E.2d 265 (1994); Promenade Assocs., Ltd. v. Finish Line, Inc., 194 Ga. App. 741, 391 S.E.2d 714 (1990).

Practice Areas:
Business Torts, Federal and State RICO, Health Care and Professional Liability, Litigation and Internal Investigations.

Other Activities:
Author: RICO State by State: A Guide to Litigation Under the State Racketeering Statutes (American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law, 1998); Editor and chapter author: The Right Against Self-Incrimination in Civil Litigation (American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law, 2001); Chapter author: "State RICO Actions," 4 Georgia Jurisprudence, Business Torts and Trade Regulation (Lawyers Cooperative Publishing 1995) (with Jill A. Pryor); The Application of O.C.G.A. § 9-11-9.1 to Malpractice Actions in Federal Court, Georgia State Bar Journal (May, 1992) (with J. Scott McClain); The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the Likely Impact Upon Federal and State RICO Litigation, RICO Bus. Disp. Guide (CCH) paragraph 9016, April 18, 1995; Don't Fence Reves In: The Decision is Not Limited to Professionals; Civil RICO Report, Buraff Publications, Vol. 9, 50, Part 2.

Member, Fulton County Board of Ethics, 1998 -; Counsel, Fulton County Board of Ethics, 1993-1998. Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Georgia, 1997-2000; Special Assistant District Attorney, Augusta and Stone Mountain Judicial Districts; Member, Civil RICO Report Editorial Advisory Board. Volunteer, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation. Chair: ICLE of Georgia seminar on Complex Litigation, 1994; ICLE of Georgia seminar on RICO, 1991-93, 1995-98, 2000, 2002. Faculty Member, National College of District Attorneys , White Collar Crime Course, 2002-03. Member: Atlanta Bar Association (Litigation Section); State Bar of Georgia (ADR, Bankruptcy, and General Practice and Trial Sections); American Bar Association (Antitrust (Chair, Civil RICO Committee, 1997-2001)) , Criminal Justice and Litigation Sections); Lawyers Club of Atlanta.