He focuses on litigation concerning securities and financial services, class actions, board governance, complex financial transactions, fraud, internal corporate and compliance investigations, and contract disputes. Jim is the chair of the Baltimore Litigation department and co-chair of DLA Piper’s Corporate and Securities Litigation group. He also serves as a member of the firmwide Policy Committee. Jim served as National Hiring co-chair in charge of recruiting firmwide from 2000 to 2005. He served as the Baltimore office Hiring Partner from 1997 to 2003.