Ellis, Lawhorne & Sims, P.A.: John Beach

John F. Beach

Shareholder

A business and administrative law litigator, John Beach is a member of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group. He concentrates his practice in two areas: administrative and business litigation. John has honed his administrative practice skills through many years of work before numerous state and federal agencies. His business litigation practice often involves technically complex issues related to regulated industries. He is regularly engaged in high-stakes negotiations involving owners of medium-to-large closely held corporations and limited liability companies. John is also a certified mediator with an active mediation practice.

John’s experience in administrative law includes:

Regulated utilities, including energy, telecommunications, water and wastewater
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), including healthcare certificates of need, environmental compliance, water and wastewater
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
State and local procurement
Municipal zoning
South Carolina Department of Revenue
South Carolina Securities Commission
South Carolina Office of the Attorney General
National Association of Securities Dealers

His experience in business litigation includes:

Stockbroker fraud and other investment fraud
Intellectual property, focusing on trademark and copyright infringement and trade secret litigation
Hiring litigation, including suits to enforce contractual confidentiality, non-compete and no-solicit provisions
Utilities-related litigation, including water, sewer, cable TV, telephone, telecommunications, energy
Shareholder/member/partner disputes
Land use planning litigation, including condemnation, inverse condemnation and takings