Avocats – United States

James Herbison

Winston Taylor

James Hisiger

Finance Partner

Latham & Watkins

James Hosking

Founding Partner

Chaffetz Lindsey LLP

James Hunsberger

Partner

Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider

James Hurst

Jim Hurst is a nationally recognized trial lawyer. He’s been trying cases for decades for many of the world’s leading companies, and he’s argued dozens of appeals including before the United States Supreme Court.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

James Hutchinson

Partner

Goodwin

James J. Beha, II

Partner

Baker Botts L.L.P.

James J. Pizzirusso

Partner

Hausfeld LLP

James J. Stricker

Commercial Litigation; Complex Financial Products Litigation; Employment Practices and Litigation; Mass Tort, Toxic Tort and Product Liability Litigation; Plaintiffs' Litigation; Securities Litigation

Kasowitz LLP

James Janowitz

Partner

Pryor Cashman LLP

James Jones

Associate - Real Estate

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

James Kallianis

Partner

Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP

James Kearns

Special Counsel

Jones Walker LLP

James Kelly

Partner; Chair of DLA Piper's New York Private Equity

DLA Piper LLP (US)

James Kizziar

Jim Kizziar has devoted his law practice to the representation of management for labor and employment law issues for 43 years. Jim advises all levels of management, including boards of directors, executives and Human Resources, regarding compliance with federal and state employment laws and local ordinances. His practice encompasses all aspects of employment law, including executive employment agreements, separation agreements, confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, developing and implementing voluntary exit programs and reduction in force plans and drafting employment policies, reviewing employee handbooks and conducting employment training for executives, managers and supervisors. Jim has also represented employers for over three decades regarding union organizing campaigns and representation elections, proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, collective bargaining negotiations, contract administration and unfair labor practice charges.

Bracewell LLP

James Kobak

Senior Ethics Counsel in the New York Office

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

James Koukios

James Koukios | Morrison Foerster James Koukios is co-chair of Morrison Foerster’s Investigations + White Collar Defense Group and also serves as co-head of the FCPA + Global Anti-Corruption Practice. James represents companies and individuals in high-stakes government enforcement actions and complex internal investigations. He has handled matters across a wide range of jurisdictions including Brazil, China, Greece, India, Russia, Venezuela, and Vietnam, among others. James draws on his experience as a federal prosecutor, when he tried over 20 federal jury cases and supervised hundreds of white collar investigations, to obtain the best results for his clients. He is consistently praised for his judgment and advocacy in complex investigations and enforcement actions. Chambers USA notes that he is “super experienced with excellent judgement regarding what the government is looking for and concerned about,“ while Chambers Global describes James as, “a forceful advocate when appearing before the government.” Before joining Morrison Foerster, James spent 10 years at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), beginning as an Assistant United States Attorney in Miami and finishing as Senior Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section in Washington, D.C., where he supervised investigations, prosecutions, and resolutions in the Fraud Section’s FCPA, Health Care Fraud, and Market Integrity and Major Fraud Units. While at DOJ, James investigated and prosecuted health care fraud, procurement fraud, domestic and foreign corruption, money laundering, and export control offenses, working closely with state, federal, and foreign law enforcement officials, as well as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Departments of Defense, State, and Commerce, and intelligence agencies. While at DOJ, James assisted in drafting the widely acclaimed DOJ and SEC joint publication A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which followed a series of consultations with business and compliance leaders. He was also a lead examiner for the Phase 2 examination of Russia’s compliance with the Anti-Bribery Convention of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). James has been recognized as: a leading lawyer in FCPA (Nationwide and Global) by Chambers USA and Chambers Global; a recommended lawyer for corporate investigations and white collar defense by Legal 500; an “Expert” and a “Thought Leader” in investigations by Who’s Who Legal; and an “Attorney Who Matters” by the Ethisphere Institute for making an impact in the area of ethics and compliance. He also received the Assistant Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award in recognition for his work on two landmark FCPA-related trials: United States v. Esquenazi and United States v. Duperval. James also served as a lead prosecutor in United States v. AEY Inc., a defense procurement fraud and export licensing case that served as the basis for the 2016 film War Dogs.

Morrison Foerster

James Kousoulas

Jim guides his real estate clients through complex commercial loan transactions and litigation management strategies. Jim provides trusted counsel to banks, private equity firms, private lenders, debt funds, life insurance companies, and other corporate clients related to their commercial lending and transactional real estate matters. He has over 25 years of experience helping clients through a variety of complicated commercial loan transactions, including commercial mortgage-backed securities, mezzanine financings, secured and unsecured real estate and asset-based borrowing facilities, letter of credit facilities, secured and unsecured revolving lines of credit, and construction and bridge loans. Jim works with clients throughout the United States, often on multistate transactions, across a diverse array of asset types such as multifamily, office, industrial, retail, and mixed-use.

Alston & Bird LLP

James Kress

Partner

Baker Botts L.L.P.

James Ktsanes

James Ktsanes represents secured lenders, noteholder groups, and other creditors, as well as asset purchasers, in all aspects of out-of-court restructurings, bankruptcies, and special situations. James has extensive experience representing direct lenders in private credit matters. In addition to traditional amendments, workouts, and bankruptcies, James has advised clients in connection with: Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) sales and strict foreclosures Exchange offers Priming credit facilities and uptier exchanges Liability management transactions

Latham & Watkins

James L Johnston

Partner

Davis+Gilbert LLP

James L. Zelenay Jr.

James L. Zelenay is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher where he practices in the firm’s Litigation Department. James has extensive experience in defending clients involved in white collar investigations, assisting clients in responding to government subpoenas, and in government civil fraud litigation. James has represented clients in connection with alleged violations of environmental regulations, regulations governing trade with sanctioned countries, Department of Education rules and regulations, Food and Drug Administration regulations, Federal Emergency Management Agency regulations, government construction contracting matters, patent and telecommunication proceedings, and other administrative matters.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

James Langston

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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

James Litwinovich

James has extensive experience representing institutional lenders with respect to commercial real estate financing and a wide range of other financial services matters across the real estate and banking industries. He represents institutional lenders in sophisticated commercial real estate secured financing across a diverse array of asset types, such as multifamily, office, industrial, retail, and mixed-use. He works alongside clients across the United States with their complex real estate financing transactions, including acquisition and development loans, construction and bridge loans, permanent financing, and mezzanine and other subordinate financing.

Alston & Bird LLP