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John Voorhees
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John Voorhees

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1200 17th Street, Suite 2400, Denver, CO 80202

Rail & Transit, Litigation, Environmental and 7 more

About John Voorhees

John Voorhees focuses his practice on the rail sector and has advised on major rail acquisitions and disputes across the USA. As a veteran litigator, John also advises clients on compliance counseling, particularly on environmental, health care, fraud and white-collar matters. John has defended Superfund, Clean Water Act and financial cases and other civil and criminal cases during a 47 year career. Voorhees has also served as a federal prosecutor in high-profile cases, represented Fortune 100 companies in high-stakes litigation, and individuals and non-profit organizations in pro bono matters.

Concentrations

•Rail & Transit Industry Practice
•Logistics & fulfillment centers
•Environmental Litigation
•Investigations (rail, environmental, health care)
•Environmental Regulatory Policy and International Standards
•Environmental, Social and Governance Policy
•Complex Civil and Criminal Litigation

Judicial Clerkships

•Hon John W. Kern, III, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1976-1977

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Team Member, a Law360 “Environmental Practice Group of the Year,” 2022
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States
•Dispute Resolution Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action - Defense - Toxic Tort, 2024
•Team member, 'Law Firm to Watch - Rail and Road,' 2022
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America
•Administrative/Regulatory Law, 2020-2026
•Litigation - Health Care, 2015-2026
•Environmental Law, 2021-2026
•Criminal Defense: White-Collar, 2025-2026
•Named, 'Lawyer of the Year,' Litigation - Health Care, Denver, 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2024
•Team Member, U.S. News - Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms Edition,'Law Firm of the Year,' Environmental Law, 2016
•Rated, AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5.0

 

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John Voorhees got this award in 2021

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Areas of Law

  • Litigation
  • Transportation
  • Other 8
    • Rail & Transit
    • Environmental
    • White Collar Defense & Investigations
    • Energy & Natural Resources
    • Federal Regulatory & Administrative Law
    • Trial Practice
    • Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
    • Complex Torts

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Rail
    Transit: Address rail disputes throughout the Western United States.
    Competition analysis of merger
    acquisitions of major 'Class 1' rail carriers.
    Investigations
    civil
    criminal litigation involving all aspects of rail operations.
    Logistics for the development of fulfillment centers
    rail transport.
    Environmental: Contamination disputes throughout New Engl

    the Western United States.
    Remediation
    resolution of claims regarding legacy environmental matters.
    Civil
    criminal litigation of environmental matters throughout the United States.
    Health Care: Litigation, investigations
    health care policy development for health care providers.
    Financial: Financial fraud, public corruption,
    real estate disputes.
    Noteworthy Experience: First international environmental book on environment
    governance: International Environmental Risk Management, ISO 14000
    the Systems Approach (CRC Lewis Press 1997) adding ESG, 2nd Edition (CRC Lewis Press 2020).
    Consultant to Chinese government for restoration of drinking water resources in Wuxi, China.
    Advocacy regarding Parthenon Sculptures reunification
    return to Greece.
    Moderator
    Presenter at International environmental, natural
    cultural resources conferences in Warsaw, Prague, Athens, Kuala Lumpur
    London.
    Host
    sponsor renewable energy conference in Athens.
  • Additional Links
    http://www.gtlaw.com/People/John-Voorhees

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    Colorado
    Arizona
    District of Columbia
    New Mexico
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
    U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
    U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
    U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
    1988, Rhode Island
    1989, Massachusetts
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Co-Chair, Mental Health Task Force, Colorado Lawyers Committee, 2006-2009
    •Chair, Board of Directors, Leave No Trace, 1999-2005
    •Adjunct Professor, University of Colorado Law School, 1999
    •Adjunct Professor, University College of the University of Denver, 1993-1999
    •Adjunct Professor, University of Denver Law School, 1995-1998

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    The Catholic University of America
    Class of 1976
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Emerson College
    Class of 1973
    B.A.
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1951
    Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 1951

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    John Voorhees was admitted in 1988 to the State of Rhode Island.
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    Yes, John Voorhees is admitted to practice in Arizona, Colorado, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Mexico and Rhode Island.
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    Greenberg Traurig, LLP was established in 1967.

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