Fawcett, James T.
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
399 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Phone: +1 212 295 6483 (Business Phone)
Fax: +1 212 230 8888 (Business Fax)
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Websites associated with this firm:http://www.wilmerhale.comSummary
Year Joined Organization: 2006
Lawyer Overview
James Fawcett is a senior staff attorney in the firm's Securities and Litigation/Controversy Departments. He joined the firm in 2006.
Practice
Mr. Fawcett focuses his practice on issues of e-discovery. Specifically, he works with other attorneys, litigation technology project managers, and paralegals on teams that manage electronic and other documents in large cases and investigations. Attorneys on these teams take a leadership role in the document control process, systematically tracking documents from preservation to collection and through review and production. They work with e-discovery vendors and their review and analytical tools; review documents; train and oversee other firm and contract attorneys who review documents; and partner with project managers to perform production quality control.
Mr. Fawcett has direct experience with regulatory enforcement actions and securities class actions. He has represented various clients, including major investment banks and financial services companies, in issues related to IPO practices, options backdating, market timing and late trading.
Following law school, Mr. Fawcett was a litigation associate at Robinson Brog Leinwand Greene Genovese & Gluck P.C., where he worked on complex negligence and contract disputes, as well as the prosecution of a RICO claim involving extensive motion practice. Mr. Fawcett participated in all aspects of the firm's litigation practice including the researching and drafting of motions for state and federal court.
Professional Activities
Mr. Fawcett is a member of the New York City Bar Association.
Areas of Practice
- Securities
- Litigation/Controversy
West Practice Categories
Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, Securities Law, Securities Regulation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York
- Connecticut
Education
- Brooklyn Law School,
2002
JD - New York University, Tisch School of the Arts,
1995
BFA, Film and American History
Office Information
Address
399 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Phones
+1 212 295 6483 (Business Phone)
Faxes
+1 212 230 8888 (Business Fax)
Emails
Contact Us (Business Email)
