Ropes & Gray LLP: John T. Montgomery

John T. Montgomery
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Practice

John Montgomery has been a litigation partner since 1985. He is the Managing Partner of the firm and a member of its management committee. John focuses on complex civil litigation with an emphasis on trials and appeals in high profile cases involving novel or publicly sensitive issues.

Professional Experience

His litigation practice has included a variety of complex matters involving securities, pharmaceutical pricing, intellectual property, insurance coverage, commercial tort, product liability, ERISA, and regulatory matters. John has tried cases and argued appeals in Maine, Massachusetts, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C. Most recently, John served as lead counsel for Schering-Plough Corporation in In re Average Wholesale Price Litigation, consolidated class actions in which insurers, welfare funds and consumers alleged a nationwide fraud in pharmaceutical pricing. Following a lengthy trial in 2006-2007, a judgment was entered in favor of Schering on all claims. John's experience includes two successful arguments in the United States Supreme Court -- most recently in the landmark decision in Eastern Enterprises v. Apfel in which the court held that a Congressional statute imposing a $100 million retroactive liability on a Ropes & Gray client was unconstitutional.

Prior to joining Ropes & Gray in 1982, John served as an Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He left the firm in 1990 to serve as First Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and returned to Ropes & Gray in 1992.

Honors & Awards

The Best Lawyers in America (2006-2010)
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2005-2009)
Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2004-2009)
Massachusetts Lawyers' Weekly, top ten lawyers of the year (1998)
American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
International Academy of Trial Attorneys, Fellow
Who's Who in American Law

Professional & Civic Activities

Director, New England Legal Foundation

Bar Admissions

Massachusetts, 1975

Courts

Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Education

1975, J.D., Boston College Law School
1969, B.A., University of Michigan