John T. Farnum

John T. Farnum has represented clients in all aspects of bankruptcy and creditors’ rights matters and related litigation in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and nationwide for nearly 20 years. He is a principal in the firm’s Washington and Tysons Corner offices.

John advises secured creditors, landlords, asset purchasers, indenture trustees, manufacturers, mezzanine lenders, officers and directors, unsecured creditors, trustees, special servicers, receivers and other parties-in-interest. His experience includes lender and borrower-side loan workouts, commercial real estate and Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) foreclosures and complex collection and judgment enforcement matters, including receivership proceedings in federal and state court. John has acted as a court-appointed receiver and substitute trustee in numerous commercial real estate matters.

His real estate litigation work includes complex commercial lease disputes, contract deposit and other acquisition-related disputes, mechanic's liens and other construction-related litigation, brokerage disputes, breach of fiduciary duty and other claims between boards and owners and foreclosure and receivership proceedings. John’s broader litigation practice frequently involves representing businesses and their stakeholders in business disputes, including breaches of contract, breaches of fiduciary duty, business torts, fraud claims and business divorces.