Johanes’ practice includes complex commercial litigation, white-collar defense, and internal corporate investigations. To each body of law, he brings extensive writing and courtroom experience, a demonstrated track record of success, and a focus on efficient client service with results. With over ten years of experience and being a member of the Illinois and Ohio bars, Johanes’ deep and broad experience provides calm to clients in turbulent waters.
In commercial litigation, Johanes has experience in all phases of litigation in state and federal courts – from pre-pleading counsel to discovery, motions practice, post-trial briefing, and appeals. As a first chair attorney, he has argued and won dispositive motions in federal courts across the country on behalf of companies large and small.
In criminal law, he has appeared in hundreds of federal cases, with deep experience in both District Courts and the U.S. Courts of Appeals. Johanes is a member of the federal bar in all federal courts of Ohio and Illinois. He has represented clients charged with fraud, money laundering, healthcare-related, and other Class A felonies.
Johanes has also conducted internal investigations for energy, healthcare, and other public and private companies across the country. He has conducted confidential internal investigations at the request of boards of directors, and has conducted investigations in response to subpoenas and investigative demands from the law enforcement agencies.
Johanes is an adjunct law professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Law. In 2022, the Governor of Illinois appointed him to the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission. His pro bono work includes post-conviction petitioning and immigration and refugee representation.
