John C. La Liberte
Education

Suffolk University Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1989

Boston College, B.A., 1986

Bar and Court Admissions

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. District Court for the Districts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire





















 
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John C. La Liberte
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617.646.2173jclaliberte@sherin.com  |  vCard  |  Profile PDF


John C. La Liberte is chair of the firm’s Litigation Department and of the Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights Group. John is also co-chair of the Business Litigation, Construction Law and Real Estate Litigation Practice Groups. John serves as the firm’s General Counsel. He concentrates his practice in business litigation, bankruptcy related litigation, complex commercial disputes, including intellectual property and trade secret related litigation, product liability litigation, and commercial landlord/tenant disputes.

John’s expertise includes real estate litigation, employment discrimination/wrongful termination matters, insurance coverage disputes, product liability matters, and premises liability cases in both federal and state courts. He has also handled consumer class action matters in both federal and state courts. In addition, he has successfully arbitrated and mediated numerous cases.


Representative Experience
  • Broad spectrum of clients in bankruptcy related matters, including corporate reorganizations, automatic stay relief proceedings, preference and dischargeability proceedings, commercial leasehold renegotiations, and assumption or rejection proceedings
  • Banks, brokerage firms, insurance companies, credit unions, state transportation authorities, professional and business partnerships, computer software companies and automobile and medical device manufacturers in a wide variety of areas
Speaking Engagements and Publications
  • "Watch Your Step: Protecting Your Company in Relationships with Partners in Bankruptcy"
  • “Tenant Bankruptcies, Defaults, Terminations and Evictions: A Property Manager's Nightmare,” speaker, Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), May 2009
  • “Current Issues in Bankruptcy and Leasing,” roundtable speaker/leader, International Council of Shopping Centers, October 2005
  • "Benefit and Begging: Statute Prohibiting Peaceful Pleas for Charity in Public Places Violates First Amendment - Benefit v. City of Cambridge," Boston Bar Journal, Vol. 42, No. 1, January/February 1998
Community Involvement
  • Town of Carlisle Planning Board, vice-chairman
Membership
  • Boston Bar Association
  • Massachusetts Bar Association
  • New Hampshire Bar Association
    • Business Litigation Section
    • Corporate Banking and Business Law Section
  • Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association
  • Defense Research Institute
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society
Firm News
Twenty-Two Sherin and Lodgen attorneys listed as 2012 New England Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
John La Liberte Quoted in The Boston Globe on Schilling's 'Bloody Sock'
John C. La Liberte quoted in Boston Business Journal on bankruptcy disclosure plan

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