John Hanover focuses
his practice in construction, counseling clients across all roles of the
building process for both private and public works. His experience includes
representing his clients in multimillion-dollar disputes in court,
arbitrations, and mediations involving matters ranging from contract disputes,
delay and acceleration claims, and payment remedies to claims of defective
work. John has acted as lead counsel in many jury and nonjury trials in court
and in more than 100 arbitrations and mediations. Before joining Alston &
Bird, John served as executive chairman, president, CEO, and general counsel for
a registered investment adviser and a broker-dealer, managing acquisition
activity and operations as a principal and financial and operations principal,
spearheading the creation of an international master-feeder fund, restructuring
repurchase agreements, and resolving an SEC investigation and Wells Notice
process. He managed the international construction law and litigation practice
of a 100-lawyer construction law boutique, serving as managing partner of three
West Coast offices and as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He also
served as outside general counsel to an international engineering, project
management, and construction services provider, managing its U.S. legacy
litigation after withdrawal from the U.S. market. John is featured as one of the
leading California lawyers for construction in Chambers USA: America’s Leading
Lawyers for Business and has been listed by Best Lawyers® in Los Angeles since
2013.