Education

University of Chicago Law School, J.D.

The University of Chicago, M.A., Germanic Languages and Literature

Beloit College, B.A., summa cum laude, German and comparative literature

Bar Admissions

Florida

Languages

German

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James Wing

Partner
Miami
t: 305-789-7768

James D. Wing practices in the area of commercial litigation and arbitration, focusing particularly on matters involving international issues in a wide variety of commercial contexts. He has litigated on both the plaintiff and defense sides (many through appeal) complex cases involving international petro-chemical shipping and trading; agricultural product growing and distribution; international acquisitions; securities transactions; complex mortgage foreclosure guarantor and lender liability; civil rights litigation involving rights of mentally disadvantaged confined in punitive facilities; municipal finance; and commercial fraud.

Mr. Wing has also been actively involved in complex international and domestic litigation (principally for publicly-held companies or large professional service firms) involving IT system failures; covenants not to compete, trade secrets and breaches of fiduciary duty by former employees; complex partnership funding issues; contract and tort claims in the hotel franchising industry; suits to enforce non-foreclosable liens against real estate; directors' fiduciary liability; uranium and chemical processing; coal supply contracts; commercial secured lending and leasing; bankruptcy adversary proceedings; international enforcement of divorce property settlement decrees; corporate and partnership dissolutions; federal and state security and consumer class actions; shareholder derivative suits; real estate transactions and real estate brokerage claims; construction matters involving significant issues of architect and engineer negligence; OTS asset freeze and administrative civil penalty litigation; director and officer liability insurance coverage; international accountant tax malpractice; property disputes between national, local and state supervisory church bodies and local churches; physician staff privilege and alleged fraudulent Medicare coding; life settlements; international products liability; insurance and re-insurance; complex partnership accountings; foreign currency controls; factoring fraud; sewer and water utilities; contractual and competitive relationships in the electric utility industry; disputes between private entities, municipal government and federal environmental regulators; attempts to re-negotiate unfavorable contracts across an industry; cross border judgment enforcement; accounting firm expulsion, indemnity and advancement matters; real estate appraisal science; international engineering joint ventures; zoning litigation; and wholesale distribution of magazines.

Professional Honors & Awards

  • Who's Who in the World
  • The Best Lawyers in America guide, Commercial Litigation, 2009-2012

Memberships

  • International Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section
  • American Bar Association - Litigation Section
  • American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Member Directors and Officers Committee, Indemnification and D&O Insurance Subcommittees; Chair, Director and Officer Liability Insurance Subcommittee
  • Florida Bar

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. Appeals Court, Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Appeals Court, Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. Appeals Court, Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. Tax Court
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Speaking Engagements

  • "Drafting Litigation-Related Clauses: New Developments - What Every Business Lawyer Should Know," Holland & Knight seminar, February 2009
  • "Mass and Massive Litigation in Developing Country Courts," ABA Section of International Law and IBA Litigation Committee on "The Next Big Wave of Cross-Border Litigation", November 6, 2008
  • "What Challenges Does Management Face When You Have to Shut a Law Firm Down," Congress of Fellows, Center for International Legal Studies, June 2, 2007
  • "Construction Claims in Florida: New Law," Lorman Education Services, July 20, 2006
  • "Managing Risk and Cost of Capital - A Blueprint for Protecting Value," AIG Construction Solutions, May 11, 2006
  • "In-House Counsel Beware: the SEC Attorney Conduct Rules and You," Florida Association of Certified Public Accountants, 2005
  • "Fraud is Everywhere and What to Do About It," Bar Association Portland Oregon, 2004
  • "We are Serious About Solutions: Multi-disciplinary Fiduciary Duties and Sarbanes-Oxley," Holland & Knight Seminar on Corporate Governance and Compliance, 2004
  • "Psychological Impairment of Professionals," Florida Supreme Court certified seminar, 2003

Published Articles & Books