James S. Rollins

James Rollins is a partner in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough’s Boston office.

Education:

• University of Virginia School of Law, JD (1989)
• Princeton University, AB, cum laude (1984)

Admissions:

• Connecticut
• Massachusetts
• U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Experience:

• Experience in securities litigation focusing his practice on the representation of financial institutions (including broker dealers, investment management firms, hedge funds, and banks) in securities regulatory and enforcement defense; and in disputes arising with principals, investors, and employees
• Handles general commercial litigation, creditors’ rights and bankruptcy, and intellectual property matters, as well as First Amendment and related issues in which he represents publishers, broadcasters, and individuals
• Served as a national coordinating counsel for a New York-based broker dealer in connection with multimillion-dollar fraud claims arising from research analyst’s work brought through more than 100 arbitrations and tried or otherwise resolved many as lead counsel
• Represented a Boston-based investment management firm in claims brought by the SEC and several state regulatory authorities arising from alleged improper market-timing by some of the firm’s customers and alleged related deficiencies in the firm’s fund disclosures

Professional Activities:

• Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s Compliance and Legal Division
• American Society of International Law
• Member, Business Law, International Law and Practice, Labor and Employment Law and Litigation Sections, and Communication Law Forum,  American Bar Association