John S. Rhee*

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John S. Rhee

Of Counsel
*Licensed in Illinois, New York and Massachusetts only

Phone: (808) 524-1800
Fax: (808) 524-4591
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John Rhee has represented clients ranging from individuals to Fortune 500 corporations, managing complex discovery, mapping trial strategy and protecting their interests in business disputes, antitrust and securities litigation, patent litigation, and civil rights. His experience covers a number of industries, including real estate, healthcare, finance and telecommunications. Whether the client is a class of Medicaid-eligible children with behavioral health issues or an international conglomerate, his main goal remains the same:
to achieve optimal, practical results in a cost-effective manner.

Recent Representative Matters

  • Defended largest hospital system in Central Illinois against claims of antitrust violations and interference with contract, resulting in favorable settlement.
  • Obtained summary judgment in favor of police detective client in case involving Section 1983 civil rights claims.
  • Represented Korean conglomerate in real estate litigation featuring breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract claims arising from joint venture condominium project.
  • Managed electronic discovery in federal regulatory investigation of proposed hospital merger.
  • Defended mutual funds client against claims of excessive fees in violation of Investment Advisers Act.
  • Won trial victory in major pro bono class action suit in Massachusetts on behalf of Medicaid-eligible children with mental and behavioral health problems.
  • Represented securities broker in FINRA investigation.

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation
Antitrust Litigation
Securities Litigation
Patent Litigation
Civil Rights Litigation

Commercial Litigation

  • Business torts
  • Contract disputes

Antitrust Litigation

Securities Litigation

  • FINRA investigations
  • Defense of shareholder suits

Civil Rights Litigation

 

Admitted to Practice

  • Illinois
  • New York
  • Massachusetts

Affiliations

  • New York State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association 

Publications

  • Co-author, "Anticompetitive Conduct: Price Fixing and Enforcement of the Antitrust Laws in the Dairy Industry," Bloomberg Law Reports, Antitrust and Trade, Volume 4, No. 4, February 21, 2011, with Alan I. Greene.
  • Co-author, "Franchise Disputes," Chapter 15 in Business Torts in Massachusetts, ed. Laurence H. Reece III (Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., 2002), with George W. Mykulak.

Education

  • Columbia Law School (J.D.)
    Journal of Law and Social Problems. Published Note:
    "Bilingual Education and Models of Citizenship."
    • Participant, Political Asylum Workshop
    • Participant, Moot Court
  • Yale College (B.A.)
    • Recipient of a Mellon Fund Grant to conduct thesis research: U.S. Armed Forces in Korea, 1945-48: Post-war Administrative Struggles Amidst a Nascent Cold War.

Past Positions

  • Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
    • Partner (2010-2011)
    • Associate (2008-2010)
  • WilmerHale LLP
    • Counsel (2007-2011)
    • Special Assistant District Attorney, Middlesex County, MA,
    Somerville District Court (2006; firm-sponsored 6-month
    rotation as criminal prosecutor)
    • Associate (2001-2006)
  • The Honorable Kevin N. Fox,U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y.
    • Clerk (2000-2001)

Education

  • William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai`i, Honolulu