James E.Gauch (Jim)

Jim Gauch handles litigation, crisis management, and regulatory compliance issues, with emphasis on U.S. jurisdiction over foreign companies and individuals, including sovereign entities, and on federal regulation of financial and commodities markets.

Before joining the Firm's Washington Office, Jim clerked at the U.S. Supreme Court and worked in the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel, where he provided direct advice to the Attorney General and Counsel to the President. Jim has litigated claims involving the 2008 mortgage crisis, the September 11th and other terrorist attacks, product recalls, bank fraud, and environmental crises.

Representative matters include advising Middle Eastern and Chinese companies regarding U.S. litigation, personal jurisdiction, regulatory compliance risks, and U.S. trade sanctions, serving as lead counsel in a worldwide securities class action against the U.S. subsidiary of a Japanese issuer, defending a foreign state against expropriation claims filed in the United States and advising on affirmative claims against foreign sovereign entities, leading an internal investigation of alleged securities fraud for an Asian company, representing a major accounting firm in private securities fraud litigation and U.S. SEC investigations, and defending a manufacturer against class action consumer protection claims. Jim also has advised on Administrative Procedure Act claims and participated in rulemaking submissions and congressional hearings.

Jim is a past chairman of the Federalist Society's Administrative Law and Regulation practice group and is a trustee of the Supreme Court Historical Society.

Jim is the administrative partner for Jones Day's Washington Office.