Partner
Нью ЙоркJim is consistently recognized as a leading lawyer in legal publications such as Chambers USA and Benchmark Litigation. Chambers notes Jim is "well versed in acting on mass torts and class actions relating to environment and climate change litigation."
Jim has served in a variety of management roles at Orrick, including Managing Director of Litigation, Member of the Executive Committee and Board, Lead Director, and, currently, a member of the firm’s Management Committee.
Jim has written and lectured on complex litigation and mass tort subjects at a variety of law schools and seminars.
Before joining Orrick, Jim was a partner at Donovan Leisure Newton & Irvine LLP.
Jim has substantial experience in litigating, trying and resolving cases involving procedural and scientific complexity, cross border or multi-jurisdictional elements in Courts across the United States, among these are the following: