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Practice Areas
- Antitrust and Unfair Competition
- Antitrust Counseling & Compliance
- Class Actions
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Plaintiff Affirmative Recovery
- Financial Services Litigation
- Indirect and Direct Purchaser Class Actions
- International Competition
- Securities/Securities Lending
Bar and Court Admissions
- State Courts: District of Columbia, New York
- United States District Court for the District of Colorado
Education
- The George Washington University Law School, J.D., with honors, 2017
- Universidad Pontificia Comillas, ICADE School of Law, LL.M. in International and European Business Law, with honors, 2015
- Drew University, B.A., 2013
John A. Carriel
John’s practice focuses on complex antitrust and financial litigation, including class action litigation relating to securities and cryptocurrencies. He has experience in many aspects of litigation, including pre-suit investigation, case initiation, pre-trial motion practice and hearings, discovery, and class certification.
Prior to joining Zelle, John was an associate at a national securities plaintiffs’ class action law firm, where he represented clients in derivative lawsuits and class actions. During law school, he interned for the Enforcement and Investment Management Divisions of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Legal Division of the Consumer Financial Projection Bureau. In addition, he worked as a summer associate for a midsize business law firm in New York.
Representative Matters
Member of the team that represents Freddie Mac and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Receiver for 38 Closed Banks in the LIBOR antitrust litigation.
Articles & Presentations
"M-U-N-I: Evidencing the Inadequacies of the Municipal Securities Regulatory Framework," 1 BUS. ENTREPRENEURSHIP & TAX L. REV. 528 (2017)
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia
Pro Bono Activities
- John represents a class of deaf and hard of hearing individuals in a disability discrimination action challenging inconsistent, unreliable, and increasingly scrutinized access to sign language interpreting services, co-counseling with the civil rights association the National Association of the Deaf.
Noteworthy
Named a Rising Star by Washington, DC Super Lawyers, 2021, 2022
Named a member of 2020 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll
