Avocats – United States

James Wetwiska

Trial lawyer focusing on high stakes litigation in federal and state courts and before arbitration panels. He routinely represents companies in the energy; waste and recycling; transportation and logistics; and heavy equipment industries. He also advises health care entities in a variety of litigation matters, including antitrust and complex commercial matters. He has litigated in matters involving business torts, venture agreements, breach of contract, breach of sale agreements, intellectual property disputes and antitrust. He is similarly experienced in intellectual property litigation within the chemical, oil and oil service industries. To learn more about Jim, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/james-r-wetwiska.

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James Wilton

Partner

Ropes & Gray LLP

Jameson Jones

Bartlit Beck LLP

Jameson Rice

Partner

Holland & Knight

Jamie (Ji) Kim

Member

Berkowitz, Trager & Trager LLC

Jamie Beaber

Partner

Mayer Brown

Jamie D. Underwood

Jamie Underwood co-heads Latham’s Chambers Band 1-ranked International Trade Commission (ITC) Practice and helps innovative companies effect their global IP litigation strategies. Jamie uses her first chair experience to resolve Section 337 disputes before the ITC, Customs, and the Federal Circuit for clients around the world. Before joining Latham, she led another multinational law firm’s Chambers-ranked Section 337 group. To achieve business-driven results, Jamie draws on her experience handling more than 65 ITC actions that have covered a wide range of products and industries. Reflecting her deep knowledge in this unique area of law, Jamie has been qualified as an expert in Section 337-related arbitration proceedings. Complementing her ITC work, Jamie litigates IP, antitrust, and complex commercial matters in federal trial and appellate courts. She also advises entities on patent and trade policy issues before Congress, federal agencies, and the Administration. Jamie is part of Latham’s AI Practice, regular faculty for associate trial training, and a former Vice Chair of the firm’s DC WEB Committee. She has donated her time through pro bono representations in district court and the United States Supreme Court. She also is a Board Member for DC Appleseed. Prior to private practice, Jamie clerked at the US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and DC Superior Court. She also worked at the DC US Attorney’s Office, with the War Crimes Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and as a Dean’s Fellow researching a book on constitutional courts of Central and Eastern Europe. Jamie has lived in Austria, Germany, and Hungary, which included time at Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien and the Hungarian Parliament. Thought Leadership Jamie speaks and writes frequently on ITC, IP, and trade topics, including contributions to A Lawyer’s Guide to Section 337 Investigations Before the US International Trade Commission. She has taught Section 337 law at Georgetown University, Catholic University, and University of Baltimore. For several years, she participated on the global stage as an NGO delegate at multiple World Trade Organization Ministerial Conferences. Jamie currently co-chairs the Legislative Committee for the ITC Trial Lawyers Association and is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. She previously served as President and Board member of the Federal Circuit Bar Association and a Vice Chair of the IPO's ITC Committee.

Latham & Watkins

Jamie Dycus

Partner

King & Spalding

Jamie Gorelick

Senior Counsel

WilmerHale

Jamie Knox

Partner; Chair of DLA Piper's New York Finance Practice Group; Co-Head of DLA Piper's Leveraged Finance Group; Office Managing Partner of DLA Piper's New York Office

DLA Piper LLP (US)

Jamie Kocis

Partner, New York

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Jamie Levitt

Jamie A. Levitt | Commercial + Securities Litigation | Morrison Foerster Jamie Levitt is a trial lawyer who serves as managing partner of the New York office and co-chair of the firm’s Securities Litigation group. She is also the former head of the New York Litigation Department and a former co-chair of both the firm’s Complex Litigation and Trial groups. She has represented public companies and their officers and directors in securities fraud actions, shareholder derivative suits, as well as U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory investigations. She also has experience conducting and defending corporate internal investigations and advising board committees and individuals with respect to investigations. Jamie is ranked in Band 1 by Chambers USA in the New York: Commercial Litigation category, where clients noted that “she’s a force of nature, really thoughtful and a real leader” and “she is a phenomenal trial lawyer, she masters complex subjects quickly and can jump into court and handle them wonderfully.” She is also routinely recognized for her work in complex securities litigations by leading rankings publications including The Legal 500 US, where she is recommended in the Securities Litigation: Defense category. Jamie is also regularly recognized for being a leader both within the firm and in the legal industry more broadly. As a testament to Jamie’s impact as Managing Partner of the firm’s New York office, she received Corporate Counsel’s 2022 Managing Partner of the Year Award and was also recognized in the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Report for Innovative Leadership that same year. Notably, Jamie also accepted The American Lawyer’s 2023 Corporate Purpose Award, which honors an organization that has defined and executed on an initiative or overall mission that supports the well-being and welfare of its members or other stakeholders. Jamie has also been repeatedly honored for her commitment to pro bono work and advancing women in law. Among her many commendations, Jamie has been honored by: Appleseed at their 2024 Pillars of Justice Event to celebrate her commitment to reproductive rights advocacy and public service; New York Lawyers for the Public Interest at their 2024 Annual Law & Society Awards Luncheon for playing in integral role in advancing efforts to achieve justice for all New Yorkers; New York State Bar Association at their 2023 Annual Meeting of the Women in Law Section for her dedication to advancing the professional development of women attorneys through their Kay Crawford Murray Award; and Crain’s New York Business, who named Jamie to their Notable Women in Law list in 2019, which recognizes leading female attorneys in New York who are furthering justice. Jamie serves on numerous boards and committees of public interest groups, including having served on the Board of the Federal Bar Council and as past chair of its Public Service Committee; Chair of the Board of The Cooper Union; executive vice president and past chair of the Board of Advocates for Children of New York, Inc.; past chair of the Board of New York Lawyers for the Public Interest; member of the Board of Counselors for Equal Justice Works; member of the Board of VisionSpring; past member of the Board of the Center for Reproductive Rights; and the Legal Advisory Board for Sanctuary for Families. Jamie also sat on Morrison Foerster’s Board of Directors and its Governance Committee; was a former chair of Morrison Foerster’s Pro Bono Committee; and currently serves as chair of The Morrison Foerster Foundation. Jamie received her B.A. magna cum laude in 1988 from the University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. in 1992 from Columbia University School of Law, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and an Articles Editor of the Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems. From 1993 to 1994, she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Nathaniel M. Gorton, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts.

Morrison Foerster

Jamie Lynn Walter

Jamie Lynn Walter advises clients on a wide range of complex legal, regulatory, and compliance matters across the asset management industry. Her practice focuses on SEC regulation of investment advisers and private funds. Jamie draws on extensive public and private sector experience to help investment managers and other financial institutions navigate all aspects of SEC regulatory and compliance matters, with an emphasis on issues arising under the Investment Advisers Act and the Investment Company Act. As a former regulator, Jamie offers valuable insights into the SEC, including its policies, procedures, operations, and processes. She focuses on providing clients creative solutions to navigating the challenging regulatory landscape. Jamie’s areas of expertise include SEC examinations and enforcement investigations, investment adviser registration and ongoing compliance matters, private fund formation and structuring, M&A and IPO transactions involving asset managers, family office considerations, GP-led secondaries, minority stake transactions, and management team spin-outs. Over the years, Jamie has served as lead counsel to several of the world’s largest asset managers and has successfully counselled clients through numerous complex SEC examinations and enforcement investigations, oftentimes resulting in examinations closed with no deficiencies or comments. Prior to joining Latham, Jamie served as Senior Counsel in the Private Funds Branch of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management. While at the SEC, she was responsible for providing significant legal guidance on a wide range of matters involving investment advisers and investment funds, including private funds, mutual funds, and exchange traded funds. She also worked closely with the SEC’s Division of Enforcement and Division of Examinations on examinations and enforcement investigations. Jamie regularly engages in thought leadership on key issues concerning investment advisers and private funds and is a frequent speaker for leading industry conferences. She has been an adjunct professor at Howard University Law School since 2018, where she teaches a course on private equity and hedge fund regulation. Jamie also served as a law clerk to Judge Jacques L. Wiener, Jr. on the Fifth Circuit.

Latham & Watkins

Jamie Sadler

Jamie Sadler advises clients on complex antitrust issues related to transformative mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and business conduct. Jamie has significant experience advising world leading clients on: Preparing competition filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Responding to Voluntary Access Letters and Second Requests issued by the FTC and DOJ Assessing, preparing, coordinating and responding to foreign competition filing requirements and inquiries Jamie works closely with clients across industries to develop strategies and solutions for compliance with antitrust laws. He helps clients navigate competition regulatory landscapes and provides advice on the antitrust risk associated with potential mergers and acquisitions. He deftly advises on diligence and integration processes and purchase agreement negotiations, and he assists with obtaining regulatory clearances. Jamie’s experience also includes advising clients with respect to: Government investigations Anti-corruption risks related to mergers and acquisitions and compliance A recognized leader in the antitrust bar, Jamie is a member of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Law Section and has served on its Mergers & Acquisitions Committee. Jamie maintains a strong pro bono practice, advising organizations such as the Potomac Riverkeeper Network and the Innocence Project. Before joining Latham, he was counsel at another global law firm.

Latham & Watkins

Jamie Tucker

Jamie Tucker has more than 25 years of government relations experience developing and implementing strategies to solve complex legislative and regulatory policy challenges. He provides strategic advice and persuasive advocacy for clients in regulated industries to achieve policy outcomes. Jamie manages all facets of issue campaigns including building and leading teams to undertake lobbying, third party engagement and communications. In addition to substantive knowledge, he maintains a strong network on Capitol Hill and in the administration and closely monitors the ever-evolving political landscape in order to better advance clients’ engagement in the policy making process. He also has significant political experience, having worked on four presidential campaigns as well as a number of Senate and congressional campaigns. To learn more about Jamie, please visit his profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/james-r-tucker.html

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Jamie Wareham

Global Chair of Litigation Department. Substantial experience in both civil and criminal matters. Has served as lead counsel on behalf of multinational public companies, boards of directors, and senior executives in the defense of securities class actions, in connection with cross-border government investigations, and proceedings before the United States Congress. Has also led internal investigations around the globe arising out of bribery allegations, securities and accounting irregularities and related matters.

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Jamie Wine

Jamie Wine is one of the nation’s leading trial lawyers and a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. Her recent wins include a trial victory in Delaware Chancery Court for Scilex Pharmaceuticals in a breach of fiduciary duty and misappropriation of trade secret case, prevailing in an arbitration for John Paul Mitchell Systems in a several hundred million dollar dispute over an exclusive supply agreement with its primary contract manufacturer, the dismissal of a highly publicized defamation suit against Chess.com relating to a grandmaster cheating scandal, and winning US$666 million in a post-M&A dispute for DXC Technology Corporation. In addition to her trial practice, Jamie regularly advises a number of public companies, the Big Four accounting firms, and various financial institutions on a variety of complex commercial and securities litigation matters, as well as SEC and other regulatory investigations. Jamie formerly served as Global Chair of Latham’s Litigation & Trial Department and prior to that as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.

Latham & Watkins

Jamie Yarbrough

Partner

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Jamiel Poindexter

Jamiel E. Poindexter is a partner in Proskauer's Tax Department and a member of the Private Funds Group. He focuses on tax and economic issues associated with the formation of and investments in U.S. and non-U.S. venture capital funds, buyout funds, funds-of-funds, secondary funds, and other investment partnerships. Jamiel advises U.S. and non-U.S. sponsors and institutional investors on all types of fund-related transactions and operations, including: structuring and raising private investment funds; investments by institutional investors in private investment funds; buy-side secondary transactions and sell-side secondary transactions; restructuring of existing funds; spin outs; succession planning; and portfolio company investments.

Proskauer Rose LLP

Jamila Mensah

Norton Rose Fulbright

Jamila Willis

DLA Piper LLP (US)

Jan M. Folena

Partner, Co-Chair, Securities & Regulatory Enforcement

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

Jan Rybnicek

Counsel

Freshfields

Jan-Paul Bruynes

JP Bruynes works with a range of professionals in the private investment space, focusing on the formation and operation of quantitative investment managers and funds. He actively participates in structuring, negotiating and documenting fund formation, seed capital and other transactions. He also advises hedge fund managers, investment advisers, commodity trading advisors (CTAs), commodity pool operators (CPOs) and third-party marketers with regulatory compliance, including responses to SEC, CFTC, NFA and exchange audits and investigations. JP advises clients with respect to a broad variety of investing activity, including securities, commodities, futures contracts, options, swap transactions and cryptocurrencies. To learn more about JP, please visit his profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/jan-paul-j-p-bruynes

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