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John L. Gavin

John Gavin is an associate in the Commercial Disputes practice group. John focuses his practice in the areas of complex commercial disputes, trade secret misappropriation, securities fraud, tax fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and unfair business practices, commercial real estate litigation, policyholder-side insurance coverage disputes, construction disputes, government enforcement actions, class action matters, and consumer finance litigation. 

John has experience with all phases of litigation in state and federal courts, including courts in Massachusetts, North Carolina, New York, Texas, and Illinois. In addition, John has represented clients in mediations and international arbitrations. 

John draws on his extensive and varied litigation experience to collaborate with clients to understand their business and objectives, to anticipate and mitigate legal risks, and to develop and implement strategies in line with the clients’ goals and needs.

John also maintains an active pro bono practice including representing clients in pursuing asylum claims during removal proceedings.

John previously worked as a summer associate for the firm. During law school, John was a legal writing and research teaching assistant at Boston College Law School and worked as a judicial intern for the Honorable Indira Talwani of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the Honorable David A. Lowy of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. John also served as a member of the Executive Board of the Boston College Law Review, managing the drafting and publication of student-written Case Comments as Executive Comments Editor.

  • Recipient of PAIR Project's 2020 Pro Bono Detention Award
Additional Thought Leadership Pages
  • John Gavin, Note, Finally Freed or Infinitely Detained? The Need for a Clear Standard of Finality for Reinstated Orders of Removal, 59 B.C. L. Rev. 2437 (2018)
  • John Gavin, Comment, Praying for Clarity: Lund, Bormuth, and the Split Over Legislator-Led Prayer, 59 B.C. L. Rev. E. Supp. 104 (2018)
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