John A. Francis
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401 UCB
2450 Kittredge Loop Drive
Wolf Law Building Room
Boulder, CO 80309
Office: 414
Phone: (303) 492-1848
E-mail: john.a.francis@colorado.edu
| Educational Background: | |||
| J.D. | University of Michigan Law School | 1988 | |
| B.A. | University of Colorado | 1985 | summa cum laude |
John Francis's practice is concentrated on antitrust, health care, and First Amendment/media litigation and counseling. He joined the firm in 1990 after practicing for two years at a large Washington, D.C. firm representing media and communications clients in antitrust, libel and other First Amendment litigation. Before moving to Denver, he practiced for two years in the firm's former Washington, D.C. office.
Mr. Francis has successfully represented antitrust clients in dealer termination, price fixing, monopolization, group boycott, price discrimination, and other matters in a variety of industries, including cable television, newspaper, telephone, hospital and health care, beer, cattle feed, insulation, heating and air conditioning, petroleum, retail clothing, paper, carpet, and waste disposal. He recently spent one year (1998) "on loan" handling antitrust matters in-house for a client. His related health care practice has focused primarily on representing hospitals in antitrust, peer review, payment, and collectionsmatters. His First Amendment and media practice has centered on the representation of television, newspaper, and magazine clients in the avoidance and defense of libel litigation and includes media subpoena litigation, television access to courtrooms, FOIA and open records cases, cable television First Amendmentmatters, and pro bono free speech litigation on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Courses:
| Fall 2025 | Compliance | LAWS 6221-801 |
| Fall 2025 | Antitrust | LAWS 7201-801 |
| Spring 2025 | Ethics Compliance Capstone | LAWS 7103-801 |
| Spring 2025 | Health Care Compliance | LAWS 7426-801 |
| Fall 2024 | Compliance | LAWS 6221-801 |
| Fall 2024 | Health Law and Policy | LAWS 7425-801 |
| Spring 2024 | Ethics Compliance Capstone | LAWS 7103-801 |
| Spring 2024 | Health Care Compliance | LAWS 7426-801 |
| Fall 2023 | Compliance | LAWS 6221-801 |
| Fall 2023 | Health Law and Policy | LAWS 7425-801 |
| Spring 2023 | Ethics Compliance Capstone | LAWS 7103-801 |
| Spring 2023 | Health Care Compliance | LAWS 7426-801 |
| Fall 2022 | Compliance | LAWS 6221-801 |
| Fall 2022 | Health Law and Policy | LAWS 7425-801 |
| Spring 2022 | Ethics Compliance Capstone | LAWS 7103-801 |
| Spring 2022 | Health Care Compliance | LAWS 7426-801 |
| Fall 2021 | Compliance | LAWS 6221-801 |
| Spring 2021 | Ethics Compliance Capstone | LAWS 7103-801 |
| Spring 2021 | Health Care Compliance | LAWS 7426-801 |
| Fall 2020 | Compliance | LAWS 6221-801 |
| Fall 2020 | Antitrust | LAWS 7201-801 |
| Spring 2020 | Ethics Compliance Capstone | LAWS 7103-801 |
| Spring 2020 | Health Care Compliance | LAWS 7426-801 |
| Fall 2019 | Compliance | LAWS 6221-801 |
| Spring 2019 | Ethics Compliance Capstone | LAWS 7103-801 |
| Spring 2019 | Ethics Compliance Capstone | LAWS 7103-902 |
| Spring 2019 | Health Care Compliance | LAWS 7426-801 |
| Spring 2019 | Health Care Compliance | LAWS 7426-902 |
| Fall 2018 | Compliance | LAWS 6221-801 |
| Fall 2018 | Compliance | LAWS 6221-902 |
| Spring 2018 | Ethics Compliance Capstone | LAWS 7103-001 |
| Spring 2018 | Ethics Compliance Capstone | LAWS 7103-902 |
| Fall 2017 | Compliance | LAWS 6221-001 |
| Fall 2017 | Compliance | LAWS 6221-902 |
| Spring 2017 | Ethics Compliance Capstone | LAWS 7103-001 |
| Spring 2017 | Ethics Compliance Capstone | LAWS 7103-902 |
| Spring 2017 | Health Care Compliance | LAWS 7426-001 |
| Spring 2017 | Health Care Compliance | LAWS 7426-902 |
| Fall 2016 | Compliance | LAWS 6221-001 |
| Fall 2016 | Compliance | LAWS 6221-902 |
| Spring 2014 | Corporate Transactions in Health Law | LAWS 7565-001 |
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