Practice Expertise
Areas of Practice
- Litigation
- White Collar and Criminal Defense
Profile
James J. (Jim) McGuire is a partner in the Litigation practice group at Greenspoon Marder LLP. With over 30 years of experience, he focuses his diverse practice on complex civil litigation, white-collar criminal and regulatory proceedings, and international arbitration. Mr. McGuire has successfully tried over 30 cases to verdict and argued over 25 appellate matters before federal and state courts.
Mr. McGuire has extensive experience representing major corporations, financial institutions, and individuals both as defendants and plaintiffs in a wide array of cases in federal and state tribunals across the country. Those cases have spanned a multitude of subject matter areas, including antitrust, accounting fraud, common law fraud, securities fraud, banking, contract, RICO, employment, trade secrets, copyright and trademark infringement, defamation, conversion, partnership, and product liability among others.
As a former federal prosecutor, Mr. McGuire has represented over 100 entities and individuals who are under some form or threat of government investigation in white-collar and criminal law proceedings. He has represented clients across the gamut of federal and state laws, including securities fraud, bank, wire and mail fraud, money laundering, tax violations, bribery, antitrust, embezzlement, extradition, habeas corpus, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and various crimes against the individual. Consequently, Mr. McGuire regularly interacts with federal and state prosecutors and governmental agencies. He has conducted numerous internal investigations for corporate clients of diverse sizes and focus and advised sundry firms on their audits, crime prevention activities, and in-house compliance.
Mr. McGuire also focuses his practice on international (as well as domestic) arbitration. He has been active in such matters under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association, International Chamber of Commerce, International Centre for Dispute Resolution, and London Court of International Arbitration, among other bodies. Mr. McGuire has represented both respondents and claimants in such proceedings, the vast majority of which have raised complicated contractual and financial issues.
Prior to joining the firm, Jim served, among other positions, as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York in its Criminal Division, a Partner of White & Case, and the Founding and Managing Partner of the New York office of the London-based firm Mishcon de Reya.
Mr. McGuire has extensive experience representing major corporations, financial institutions, and individuals both as defendants and plaintiffs in a wide array of cases in federal and state tribunals across the country. Those cases have spanned a multitude of subject matter areas, including antitrust, accounting fraud, common law fraud, securities fraud, banking, contract, RICO, employment, trade secrets, copyright and trademark infringement, defamation, conversion, partnership, and product liability among others.
As a former federal prosecutor, Mr. McGuire has represented over 100 entities and individuals who are under some form or threat of government investigation in white-collar and criminal law proceedings. He has represented clients across the gamut of federal and state laws, including securities fraud, bank, wire and mail fraud, money laundering, tax violations, bribery, antitrust, embezzlement, extradition, habeas corpus, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and various crimes against the individual. Consequently, Mr. McGuire regularly interacts with federal and state prosecutors and governmental agencies. He has conducted numerous internal investigations for corporate clients of diverse sizes and focus and advised sundry firms on their audits, crime prevention activities, and in-house compliance.
Mr. McGuire also focuses his practice on international (as well as domestic) arbitration. He has been active in such matters under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association, International Chamber of Commerce, International Centre for Dispute Resolution, and London Court of International Arbitration, among other bodies. Mr. McGuire has represented both respondents and claimants in such proceedings, the vast majority of which have raised complicated contractual and financial issues.
Prior to joining the firm, Jim served, among other positions, as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York in its Criminal Division, a Partner of White & Case, and the Founding and Managing Partner of the New York office of the London-based firm Mishcon de Reya.
Bar Admissions
- New York
Education
- J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School
- LL.M., London School of Economics and Political Science (Rhodes Scholar)
- B.A., Honours, New College, University of Oxford, M.A. (Rhodes Scholar)
- B.A., cum laude with distinction, Yale College
Areas of Practice
- Litigation
- White Collar and Criminal Defense
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