John Jordak is chair of the Securities Litigation Group. He concentrates his practice on securities and complex commercial litigation, with a particular emphasis on class action defense. John focuses on defending shareholder actions and D&O claims, including those brought under the federal securities laws.

John's practice includes jury trials, appellate work, arbitrations, and alternative dispute resolution. He has litigated throughout the country, including federal and/or state courts in Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. In addition to his litigation work, he also counsels companies regarding securities disclosure and corporate governance. John has served as counsel to special litigation committees formed in response to shareholder derivative demands.

John coordinates the Securities Litigation Group's publication of the treatise, Securities Litigation: Forms & Analysis (West Publishing Group, 2007). John has also authored articles in various publications including Corporate Governance Advisor, Corporate Counsel/Weekly and Financial Services Policy Report. He has also lectured at various seminars on, among other topics, securities regulation and litigation. John is listed in Super Lawyers magazine.

John received his J.D., with distinction, from the Emory University School of Law, where he was managing editor of the Emory International Law Review and received an American Jurisprudence Award in contracts. Mr. Jordak received his A.B., cum laude, from Duke University, where he was a North Carolina Scholars Scholarship recipient for four years.

John is active in the community. He presently serves on the Duke University Alumni Admissions Advisory Committee.