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James Benjamin

Leader of Akin’s white collar defense and global investigations practice group. Represents individual and corporate clients in a wide variety of government and regulatory investigations and litigation, including matters arising from alleged insider trading, improper accounting and disclosure, market manipulation, commodities regulation and foreign corrupt practices/anti-corruption violations. To learn more about Jim, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/james-j-benjamin.html · Akin

United StatesWhite Collar Defense, Global Investigations

About

Leader of Akin’s white collar defense and global investigations practice group. Represents individual and corporate clients in a wide variety of government and regulatory investigations and litigation, including matters arising from alleged insider trading, improper accounting and disclosure, market manipulation, commodities regulation and foreign corrupt practices/anti-corruption violations.

Practice areas

White Collar DefenseGlobal InvestigationsGovernment InvestigationsRegulatory InvestigationsInsider TradingMarket ManipulationCommodities RegulationAnti-Corruption

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Expertise

White Collar DefenseGovernment InvestigationsRegulatory LitigationInsider TradingMarket ManipulationCommodities RegulationAnti-Corruption

Education

  • AB, magna cum laude, Dartmouth College, Phi Beta Kappa, Colby Government Prize (1987)
  • JD, University of Virginia School of Law, research and projects editor, Virginia Law Review, Order of the Coif (1990)