Jim represents leading domestic and international companies in such fields as manufacturing, tools, entertainment, publishing, Internet services, telecommunications, hotel services, and software. He has represented clients in hundreds of adversarial proceedings, including federal lawsuits, T.T.A.B. disputes and ICANN’s Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("UDRP"). Particular cases of note are America Online, Inc. v. AOL.org, 259 F. Supp.2d 449 (E.D. Va. 2003); America Online Latino v. America Online, Inc., 250 F. Supp.2d 351 (S.D.N.Y. 2003); and Miguel Torres, S.A. v. Bodegas Muga, S.A., 176 Fed. Appx. 124 (Fed. Cir. 2006). Jim also drafts intellectual property licensing agreements and assists clients in selecting, registering, and protecting marks. In addition, he counsels clients in various areas of trademark, copyright, advertising, and unfair competition law.

Prior to joining Arent Fox, Jim received his MBA and worked as a financial analyst with NVR, Inc.

Jim is the ABA Intellectual Property Law Section’s Vice-Chair for Division II – Trademarks and Unfair Competition. He also is the ABA-IPL Section’s Liaison to ICANN’s Intellectual Property Constituency. From 2008 through 2012 he was Vice-Chair, then Chair, of the ABA IPL Section’s Committee on Trademarks and the Internet. He also serves on the Intellectual Property Owners Association’s Counterfeiting and Piracy Committee. As an adjunct professor of law, Jim has taught intellectual property classes at George Mason University School of Law and lectured at American University.

Jim was recognized as one of the best intellectual property litigation attorneys in the 2011 and 2012 editions of “The Best Lawyers in America.”

Jim’s speaking engagements include:

• Moderator: “What’s Going On? A Summary of Hot IP Topics: From Case Law Summaries to the New gTLDs to Google Adwords Litigation and Everything In Between,” ABA IPL Section’s Spring Conference, March 2012 (Arlington, VA).
   
• “Protecting Your Brand on the Web and in Social Media – The New Generic Top Level Domains and Their Implementation.” The Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. September 2011 (Toronto, Canada).
   
• Moderator: “The New gTLDs: What Trademark Owners and Their Attorneys Need to Know,” ABA IPL Section’s Spring Conference. April 2011 (Arlington, VA).
   
• “Arbitration and Mediation for International Intellectual Property Disputes – An Emphasis on Domain Names and the UDRP.” Presented by WIPO, the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law, and the International Intellectual Property Society. March 2010 (New York, NY).
   
• “Google AdWords: The Current State of the Law in the U.S. and Internationally.” ABA IPL Section’s Spring Conference. April 2010 (Arlington, VA).

Jim is frequently published on recent developments in trademark and Internet law. Recent articles include “Courts Still Sorting Out Issues on Keyword-Triggered Search Engine Advertising” and “Proposed Amendments to the National Arbitration Forum’s Supplemental Rules Governing Domain Name Disputes.”