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Jim has litigated a wide range of complex commercial disputes involving private and government parties in state and federal courts in several jurisdictions and before various arbitration panels. His practice includes consultation and litigation regarding, for example, contracts, commercial torts, debtor/creditor rights, professional malpractice, and antitrust.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Recent matters include:
Obtained favorable settlement for bankruptcy trustee of bank holding company in action against FDIC.
Obtained favorable settlement for bankruptcy trustee in professional malpractice action against debtor's former auditors.
Secured partial summary judgment and take-nothing settlement in action arising from failed transaction involving sale of chemical plant.
Representing bankruptcy trustee in pursuing claims against debtor's former directors, officers, and professionals.
ARTICLES / PUBLICATIONS
Author
"Enterprise Liability in Private Civil RICO Actions," 45 Washington & Lee Law Review 1447 (Fall 1988)
"Vancouver Womens Health Collective Society v. A.H. Robins Co.: Providing Adequate Notice to Foreigners in a 'Mass Tort' Bankruptcy Proceeding," 45 Washington & Lee Law Review 691 (Spring 1988)
Contributor - Labor and Employment in New York (1991)
PROFESSIONAL / CIVIC AFFILIATIONS
Member
Houston Bar Association
District of Columbia Bar Association | 