Johan is a partner in the firm's Litigation Practice Group. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including insurance coverage matters, business torts, Section 1983 suits, media/defamation claims, shareholder disputes, and real property litigation. Johan also serves as the Director of Law School Recruitment and is Vice Chair of the firm's Recruiting Committee.
- Maximized coverage for apartment owners in dispute with insurance carrier over recovery under crisis response coverage in incident involving carbon monoxide leak
- Recovered payment for venture capital company and officers and directors in dispute with D&O insurer over coverage arising out of claims of breaches of fiduciary duty and conspiracy
- Achieved coverage payment for bank in dispute with insurer over recovery under fidelity bond in matter involving alleged misappropriation of funds
- Represented hospital authority in successful state court litigation with state guaranty association over payment of claims upon insolvency of authoritys primary insurer
- Represented land-owner in successful boundary line litigation involving state court trial and argument before the Supreme Court of Virginia
- Represented land-owner in successful litigation involving state court trial over existence of implied storm water drainage easement
- Achieved Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal of multi-million dollar suit filed in the Eastern District of Virginia alleging tortious interference, conspiracy and fraud against business client
- Represented municipal client in three-week federal trial of Section 1983 claim resulting in judgment for client on all counts
- Represented pro se prisoner upon request of federal court and achieved summary judgment on liability and jury verdict on damages in Section 1983 case involving Eighth Amendment violation
- Represented plaintiff in fraud litigation resulting in award of compensatory and punitive damages and attorneys fees for client
- Oral arguments before United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Section 1983 cases representing city police chief and city council member
- Virginia Rising Stars; Law & Politics, 2007-2011
- Virginias Legal Elite; Virginia Business Magazine, 2005, 2007, 2009-2011
- Law Clerk to the Honorable B. Waugh Crigler; U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, 2001-2002
- Managing Board; University of Virginia Law Review, 2000-2001
- Editorial Board; University of Virginia Law Review, 1999-2000
- Virginia Bar Association
- Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Hampton Roads CIVIC Leadership Institute, Class of 2008-2009
- Federal Bar Association, Tidewater Chapter; Board Member
- The Federal Lawyer; Editorial Board Member
- Virginia State Bar, 2001
- Supreme Court of the United States
- United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
- United States Court Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Virginia State Courts
- Liberty University; B.A., 1994
- University of Virginia School of Law; J.D., 2001