About John G.
John G. Lavoie earned his undergraduate degree from The Catholic University of America in 1987 and went on to receive his J.D. from Georgetown University in 1990. Those academic credentials placed him among a generation of lawyers who came of age as the legal landscape changed in the early 1990s. He entered practice after law school and built a career that spans multiple jurisdictions.
Over the years Lavoie advanced through private practice and now serves as a partner at Cooley Godward Kronish LLP. In that role he has worked alongside other partners and associates on complex client matters. His position requires overseeing teams, reviewing strategic legal work, and engaging directly with clients on significant issues.
Lavoie is admitted to practice in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. That trio of credentials shapes the geographic reach of his work. He regularly handles matters that require familiarity with the procedural and substantive differences among those jurisdictions.
Colleagues describe him as methodical and precise in his approach to case preparation and client counseling. He tends to favor clear analysis and careful drafting. He is the sort of lawyer who places a premium on understanding the factual record before recommending next steps. Those habits have informed the way he manages risk and frames solutions for clients.
Throughout his career Lavoie has balanced courtroom preparedness with transactional and advisory responsibilities. He has experience supervising litigation teams, preparing briefs and managing discovery. At the same time, he has spent substantial time advising clients on regulatory and compliance questions that cross state lines and touch on federal law. His work often requires coordinating among outside counsel, in-house teams and other stakeholders.
Outside of casework he has engaged with professional peers and maintained involvement in the bar communities corresponding to his admissions. He keeps up with developments in the law and adjusts practice priorities as needed to reflect changes in statutes and governing case law. That continuing engagement helps him serve clients whose matters span different areas of law and different states.
He currently practices at Cooley Godward Kronish LLP and works on matters across Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia.
