John Kloecker is a partner in the litigation department and focuses his practice in litigation involving financial services, consumer and real estate lending practices, defamation and privacy rights, and the insurance and reinsurance industries.
Mr. Kloecker has represented clients in a wide variety of commercial litigation matters before state and federal courts, including contract disputes, disputes under the Uniform Commercial Code, antitrust, fraud, Illinois Consumer Fraud Act, shareholder derivative actions, defamation and privacy disputes, and commercial and reinsurance arbitrations. He has represented major manufacturers, retailers, financial institutions and insurance companies in cases involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, data processing and outsourcing contract disputes, antitrust and securities fraud claims, and export sanctions issues. He has handled internal corporate investigations, including electronic data compilation from international sources under the European Union Data Protection Directive. He has represented clients in garnishment and attachment actions under Rule B of the Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or Maritime Claims. He has also represented clients in the defense and settlement of class actions, including class actions alleging violations of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
He serves as chairperson of the Chicago office Hiring Committee and is a member of the firm's Recruiting Coordinating Committee.
Mr. Kloecker served as judicial clerk to the Honorable Richard F. Suhrheinrich, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He served four years active duty in the U.S. Navy prior to attending law school.
He serves on the Board of the Maryville Crisis Nursery Center in Chicago.
Education
- J.D., cum laude, Northwestern University School of Law
Journal of International Law & Business - B.A., cum laude, Harvard University
Bar Admissions
Admitted To Practice
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois