Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
USA Guide 2024 : District of Columbia
Band 2
Chambers Review
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP is a reputed firm with a highly skilled team in commercial litigation. It offers a formidable securities practice that demonstrates particularly extensive experience in shareholder class actions and derivative lawsuits. The firm is also capable of handling civil lawsuits and internal investigations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The firm has a very high ability to do complex work."
"Fried Frank has a very experienced team that is able to handle broad, topical issues across the team."
"They are very responsive and very practical in their advice, with a good understanding of our business."
"The firm has a very high ability to do complex work."
"Fried Frank has a very experienced team that is able to handle broad, topical issues across the team."
"They are very responsive and very practical in their advice, with a good understanding of our business."
Notable Practitioners
James Wareham specializes in handling complex and high-value securities class actions on behalf of multinational corporations and individual defendants. He is well versed in derivative lawsuits and also handles complex investigations.
"James is very strategic, very practical and really helped us work through complex issues. He was excellent with our board of directors."
"One of the most qualified and capable attorneys I have ever worked with. He provides great overall advice and guidance beyond legal advice."
"He has handled cases with accuracy and cost-effectiveness, and has got very good results."