Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

James Bicks is a litigation partner in the firm's Stamford office.

James' practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, with particular emphasis on accountants' liability, securities, anti-trust and insurance. James also has extensive experience in the area of white-collar defense, internal investigations, SEC, NYSE and other regulatory investigations. Significant matters that James has worked on include:

• Representation of Fortune 500 insurance company in multi state Attorney General investigations related to contingent commissions and the marketing of group annuities;
• Representation of Fortune 500 insurance company in state Attorney General investigation related to insurance for hurricane damage;
• Representation of the audit committee of Cendant Corporation in the investigation of accounting irregularities;
• Representation of Big Four accounting firms before the Securities and Exchange Commission and in accountant liability cases throughout the country;
• Representation of Lebon Insurance Company in a multimillion dollar insurance coverage dispute arising out of the spill of toxic materials at an explosive manufacturing plant in Utah;
• Representation of insurance brokers in a variety of insurance broker liability cases in state and federal courts;
• Representation of Fine Host Corporation (Greenwich, CT) in a $175 million securities fraud class action arising out of the discovery of alleged accounting irregularities and the subsequent restatement of earnings;
• Representation of Bandag, Inc. (a leader in commercial truck tire retreading technology located in Iowa) in a multimillion dollar anti-trust litigation against Michelin, Inc.

James received his B.A. cum laude from Pomona College in 1984, and his J.D. from New York University in 1988, where he was editor of Moot Court Board .

He is admitted to practice in Connecticut and New York and is a member of the American Bar Association and Connecticut Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

• White-Collar Defense, Investigations & Corporate Compliance
• Litigation
• Insurance

West Practice Categories

Business Organizations, Criminal Law, Insurance Law, Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1989
• Connecticut, 1999

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Connecticut Bar Association

Education

• New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1988
  J.D.
  Honors: Editor, Moot Court Board
• Pomona College, Pomona, California, 1984
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude

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