James E. Gauch (Jim)
Partner

Contact

(T) +1.202.879.3880
(F) +1.202.626.1700

Education

  • The University of Chicago (J.D. with honors 1989; Comment Editor, Law Review); The Ohio State University (B.A. cum laude 1986; Phi Beta Kappa)

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia

Clerkships

  • Law Clerk to: Justice Clarence Thomas and retired Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, United States Supreme Court (1993 Term) and Judge David A. Nelson, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit (1989 term)

Government Service

  • Attorney-Advisor, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice (1991-1993)

Jim Gauch handles complex litigation in trial and appellate courts. His practice concentrates in two areas: matters involving foreign companies and significant questions of U.S. jurisdiction and financial and securities fraud litigation. Representative matters include: defending a major Middle Eastern construction company against Antiterrorism Act, RICO, and Alien Tort Claims Act claims; conducting an internal investigation in southeast Asia concerning a threatened U.S. securities fraud complaint against a foreign issuer there; and representing an Antiguan liquidator in U.S. litigation of a multinational bankruptcy. Jim also was lead counsel for the subsidiary of a foreign issuer in a securities fraud case arising out of a major product recall and for a major accounting firm in several securities fraud cases and related SEC proceedings.

Additionally, Jim handles various matters in federal appellate courts and advises clients on litigation options, particularly relating to jurisdictional and constitutional questions, before federal agencies including the Transportation Security Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Federal Railroad Administration. He also has substantial experience in nationwide class actions in product liability, employment discrimination, and wage-and-hour litigation.

Jim is a member of the District of Columbia bar and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court; the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the D.C., Second, Fifth, and Sixth Circuits; and the U.S. District Courts for the District of Columbia and the Southern District of Ohio. He is past chairman of the Federalist Society's Administrative Law Practice Group and serves on the board of trustees of the Supreme Court Historical Society.


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