Jim Milbrand

Jim co-chairs Barclay Damon’s Commercial Litigation & Complex Trials Practice Area. Over 24 years of legal practice, he has handled complex commercial disputes in federal and state courts, representing individuals, businesses, municipalities, and municipal subdivisions. His work spans early-stage negotiations through heavily contested, highly public trials, including matters in which businesses or individuals face “bet-the-company” stakes. He also handles litigation involving the enforcement of noncompetition covenants, whistleblower claims, and Section 807 labor disputes.

Beyond commercial litigation, Jim’s practice includes mass tort and education law matters. He also defends high-net-worth individuals and businesses in white-collar investigations by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, the US Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, state attorneys general, local district attorneys, and other state and federal agencies. His work further includes matters involving regulatory conformity.

• Albany Law School, JD
• Alleghany College, BA

Admitted to Practice

• New York

Court Admissions

• US Bankruptcy Court
• US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• US District Court for the Northern District of New York
• US District Court for the Southern District of New York
• US District Court for the Western District of New York

• Bar Association of Erie County
• New York State Bar Association

• New York Law Journal, "New York Business Corporation Law 1104-a Dissolution Actions: A Last Resort for Shareholders"
• New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Atticus, “Tax Fraud, Qui Tam, the New Taxpayer-Protection Unit and the Special Investigations Unit: What Does It All Mean to the Criminal Practitioner?”

• Hodgson Russ LLP Tax Institute Seminar Series, “Criminal Tax Practice/Asset Protection”
• National Business Institute, “Preparing to Settle Personal Injury Claims in New York”