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Practice Expertise
- Litigation
Areas of Practice
- Litigation
Profile
James Mayer is an Associate in the firm’s Litigation Department. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, government and regulatory investigations, and employment law. In addition, Mr. Mayer has experience representing tax exempt organizations and clients in the art world in regulatory, white collar, employment, and other litigation matters. From 2021 to 2022, Mr. Mayer served as a law clerk to the Hon. Cheryl Ann Krause of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. From 2020 to 2021, he served as law clerk to the Hon. Katherine Polk Failla of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Mr. Mayer previously practiced law in the New York office of a national law firm.
Bar Admissions
- New York
- Texas
Education
- New York University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2019)
- Executive Editor, New York University Law Review
- Robert McKay Scholar
- Macalester College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2011)
- Fulbright Fellow
- Phi Beta Kappa
Areas of Practice
- Litigation
Professional Career
Articles
- Co-author, "Unpacking Nazi-Era Art Restitution Cases Under HEAR Act," Law360 (October 2, 2024)
- Rejecting the Class Action Tolling Forfeiture Rule, 94 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 899 (2019)
Blogs
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