John HenryThompson

Associate

Washington + 1.202.879.3657

John Henry Thompson, a former U.S. Supreme Court clerk, focuses on appellate advocacy and motions practice. Prior to joining Jones Day, John Henry also served as a law clerk at the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Seventh and D.C. Circuits and as a Bristow Fellow in the Office of the Solicitor General at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he briefed and argued an appeal in the Ninth Circuit and assisted with numerous cases before the Supreme Court.

Experience

  • Kalshi wins stay of CFTC ban on contracts contingent on U.S. electionsJones Day earned an important victory on behalf of KalshiEX LLC concerning the authority of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") to ban election-related event contracts.
  • BMS challenges Inflation Reduction ActJones Day filed a complaint on behalf of a pharmaceutical manufacturer, Bristol Myers Squibb Company ("BMS"), challenging the constitutionality of the Inflation Reduction Act ("IRA").
  • Merck challenges Inflation Reduction ActJones Day filed a complaint on behalf of a pharmaceutical manufacturer, Merck & Co., Inc. ("Merck"), challenging the constitutionality of the Inflation Reduction Act ("IRA").