John K. Londot

John K. Londot practices in commercial, constitutional, employment, as well as administrative and professional regulatory law, including alcoholic beverages, cannabis, and fitness club regulation. Well-versed in the varieties of litigation, he sees complex matters to trial and through appeal and has first-chaired jury trials in both state and federal courts in Florida and Georgia. John has represented elected officials in connection with their constitutional and statutory responsibilities, public officials and employees in proceedings before the Florida Commission on Ethics and Division of Administrative Hearings, and students and staff in the Florida university system in connection with disciplinary proceedings.

As a Certified Cyber Threat Forensic Investigator (CTFI) and Certified Cyber Investigative Expert (CCIE), John also has a particular interest in computer law.

Before joining the firm in 2002, John served in the United States Navy’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps. As a military defense counsel, John served as a criminal defense attorney at Yokosuka, Japan in more than 50 jury and bench trials of cases ranging from murder, sexual assault, fraud, and Espionage Act violations (for the trial of which John received a Top Secret/SCI clearance), and was by-name requested to temporarily fill the position of Deputy General Counsel to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan. In appreciation to those who serve, he now represents, on a pro bono basis, members of the United States armed services in connection with disciplinary actions and in pursuit of writs of habeas corpus.

Concentrations

•Litigation
•Appellate law
•Administrative law
•Public records law
•Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act
•Computer law, including Digital Millennium Copyright Act enforcement, cyber-crime prevention/compliance, and website compliance
•Food labeling law
•Alcoholic beverages law

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, Florida Trend, Legal Elite, 2019
•Leadership Tallahassee (Class 35), 2017
•Team Member, a Law360 “Employment Practice Group of the Year,” 2011 & 2013
•Team Member, a Law360 “Product Liability Practice Group of the Year,” 2011
•U.S. Navy Achievement Medal (twice awarded)
•U.S. Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal
•U.S. Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal
•Appointed by U.S. Ambassador to Japan as a Japanese Trial Observer