His practice includes worldwide tax minimization, state and local tax planning, subpart F planning, treaty issues, general and international tax planning, and partnership taxation. He was a primary drafter of the amicus curiae brief filed on behalf of the Florida Bar Tax Section in Knight v. Commissioner before the U.S. Supreme Court (2008). James Barrett is a partner at Baker & McKenzie LLP, in Miami, where he serves as the chair of the tax department. He is a member of The Florida Bar Tax Section, Long Range Planning Committee and practices in the area of U.S. federal income tax, focusing on outbound and inbound international tax planning.