Education & Background

Education

  • J.D., University of Iowa College of Law (With Distinction; Willard L. Boyd Public Service Distinction)
  • B.A., Drake University (Cum Laude)

Prior Experience

  • Law Clerk/Clinic Extern, Federal Public Defender, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2010
  • Law Clerk, Riccolo & Semelroth P.C., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2009
  

Practice Areas

  • Contract Disputes
  • Appellate Practice
  • Business and Corporate Law
  • Litigation & Trial Law
  • Municipal Law
  • Banking & Financial Services Law
  • Banking Litigation
  • Bankruptcy, Corporate Restructuring, & Creditors' Rights Law
  • Banks & Financial Institutions
  • Business Litigation
  • Cybersecurity, Data Breach, & Privacy
  • Crisis Management

Overview

John Lande primarily represents financial institutions, privately held businesses, and municipal utilities. He has experience dealing with a variety of legal topics including creditors’ rights in bankruptcy, business torts, agency regulatory actions, municipal law, contract disputes, and business dissolutions. John has represented clients in numerous hearings and trials in Iowa district court, federal court, and appeals to the Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa Supreme Court, and Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

John advises financial institutions on a variety of topics including cybersecurity, internal/criminal investigations, check and wire fraud, insider transactions, collections, examinations, and enforcement actions. His focus is on helping banks implement best practices to avoid litigation and disputes in the future. John has appeared at hearings before the Iowa Division of Banking, FDIC, and Federal Reserve in Iowa and Washington D.C.

John also serves as general counsel to municipal utilities. He advises utilities on governance, open record and meetings laws, rates, public bidding, and any other legal issues they may confront.

John is chair of the firm’s Cybersecurity, Data Breach, & Privacy practice group. He regularly contributes to the firm’s Cybersecurity Law and Banking Law Blogs.

Jurisdictions

Admitted to practice in the following states:

  • Iowa

Admitted to practice before the following federal courts:

  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Iowa
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Iowa

Reported Cases and Representative Matters

Manatt's, Inc. v. Tanam Real Est., LLC, 992 N.W.2d 890 (Iowa Ct. App. 2023) John represented corporation against former officer for breach of fiduciary duty related to a corporate opportunity.

W. Des Moines Hotel Assocs., LLC v. Dallas Cnty. Bd. of Rev., 974 N.W.2d 540 (Iowa Ct. App. 2022) John represented county in a dispute over property tax assessment.

Steensma v. Buysman, Inc., 919 N.W.2d 766 (Iowa Ct. App. 2018) John represented owner of farm corporation in a business oppression case.

In re AgriProcessors, Inc., 859 F.3d 599 (8th Cir. 2017) reh’g and reh’g en banc denied (Aug. 17, 2017). John represented financial institution seeking rehearing and rehearing en banc of bankruptcy court’s decision to treat certain loan overdrafts.

Bd. of Water Works Trustees of City of Des Moines, Iowa v. Sac Cty. Bd. of Supervisors, 2017 WL 1042072 (N.D. Iowa Mar. 17, 2017) (slip opinion). John represented Des Moines water utility in federal lawsuit claiming that agricultural drainage districts were violating the Clean Water Act, and other state and federal laws.

Bd. of Water Works Trustees of City of Des Moines v. Sac Cty. Bd. of Supervisors, 890 N.W.2d 50 (Iowa 2017). John responded on behalf of Des Moines water utility to questions certified to Iowa Supreme Court regarding federal lawsuit claiming that agricultural drainage districts were violating the Clean Water Act, and other state and federal laws.

Concerned Citizens of Se. Polk Sch. Dist. v. City of Pleasant Hill, Iowa, 878 N.W.2d 252 (Iowa 2016). John represented a school district that successfully challenged a municipality’s use of tax increment financing.

First Sec. Bank & Tr. Co. v. Vegt, 511 B.R. 567 (N.D. Iowa 2014). John represented a bank in an appeal to federal district court of a bankruptcy court’s decision to grant a priming lien in a Chapter 12 bankruptcy.

Polk Cty. Bd. of Review v. Vill. Green Co-Op, Inc., 849 N.W.2d 25 (Iowa 2014). John successfully represented Polk County Assessor and Board of Review in defending property tax classification of apartment buildings.

Honors & Awards

   

Chambers USA

  • Selected for inclusion in the 2018 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business as an “Up and Coming” leader in the area of Litigation: General Commercial Law in the state of Iowa.
  • Chosen for inclusion in the 2019-2025 editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business as a "Leading Individual" in the area of Litigation: General Commercial Law in the state of Iowa. John has drawn the following published commentary from the editors of Chambers USA:

    • 2024-2025: "John regularly represents financial institutions and construction industry clients and has a noteworthy focus on property assessment cases. His broad commercial litigation practice involves acting for clients from a wide range of sectors."

    • 2023: "John is recognized for his representation of financial institutions and construction industry clients, and has a noteworthy focus on property assessment cases. His broad commercial litigation practice involves acting for clients from a wide range of sectors. John is very capable and has the resources on his team to meet all of its needs."

    • 2022: "John is a smart and organized trial lawyer."

    • 2021: "John is a great resource to us and always is up to speed on our cases."

    • 2020: "John Lande regularly represents financial institutions and construction industry clients and has a noteworthy focus on foreclosure litigation alongside his broader commercial practice. Clients appreciate that he is "experienced and always available."

Best Lawyers

  • Selected for the inclusion in the 2020-26 editions of The Best Lawyers in America in the following areas:
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Privacy and Data Security Law 
  • Selected for the inclusion in the 2023-2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America in the following area:
    • Banking and Finance Law
  • Selected for inclusion in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the following areas:
    • Construction Law
    • Litigation - Construction

Additional Honors

  • Recipient of Iowa Defense Counsel Association 2014 Rising Star Award.
  • Recognized as Future Leader of the Bar by the Iowa State Bar Association, 2011.
  • Recognized by the International Academy of Trial Lawyers as Top Student Advocate for the Class of 2011.
  • Second Place, Student Trial Advocacy National Tournament sponsored by the American Association for Justice, 2011.

Memberships & Activities

  • Iowa Defense Counsel Association
  • American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
  • Iowa State Bar Association
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution Society, University of Iowa College of Law
    • President, 2009-2010
  • Polk County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution
    • Teaching Assistant, West High School, Iowa City, Iowa, 2009-2011

Articles, Presentations, and Publications

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