Year Joined Organization: 2007

Lawyer Overview

James Ackerman is a staff attorney in the firm's Securities Department, and a member of the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice Group. He joined the firm in 2007.

Practice

Mr. Ackerman 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. Ackerman has significant experience responding to regulatory and criminal investigations on behalf of WilmerHale clients, including large capital investment and international entertainment companies. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Ackerman worked as a contract attorney on a number of high-profile projects involving aspects of insurance, antitrust and patent law. His background also includes extensive studies of international law and a Master of Laws from the George Washington Law School.

Areas of Practice

• Securities
• Litigation and Enforcement

West Practice Categories

Securities Law

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia
• Colorado

Education

• George Washington University Law School, 2005
  Master of Laws, International and Comparative Law
• University of Notre Dame Law School, 2003
  JD
• Colorado College, 2000
  BA, Political Science
  Honors: with distinction

Address

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Washington, DC 20006

Phones

+1 202 247 4724 (Business Phone)

Faxes

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Emails

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Websites

www.wilmerhale.com