James M. Fee

James M. Fee is Of Counsel in the New York office of Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP.  As a senior member of the Firm’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice, he represents more than one million clients in complex matters involving data breaches, misuse of personal data, cryptocurrency, consumer finance, and personal banking litigation.

In addition to his work in ADR, James has significant experience prosecuting securities fraud class actions on behalf of institutional investors.  James has been a key member of teams that achieved significant recoveries for investors in actions against Alexion Pharmaceuticals ($125 million settlement), Oak Street Health ($60 million settlement), and Barclays PLC ($19.5 million settlement).  James also has a role in litigation teams prosecuting claims against Catalent, DocuSign, F45 Training, Hain Celestial, and Masimo.  

Prior to joining Labaton Keller Sucharow, James was an Associate at a plaintiffs’ securities litigation firm where he was involved in the prosecution of several high-profile securities class actions including cases against Equifax ($149 million settlement), Novo Nordisk ($100 million settlement), and Boeing.  Before law school, James served as a Legislative Aide at the U.S. Senate.

James has extensive pro bono experience, which includes working on asylum applications, drafting various amicus filings, and successfully resolving Section 1983 claims brought by a Rikers Island inmate.  Additionally, James is an Accredited Attorney at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, qualified to assist veterans with their disability benefits claims.

James earned a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School, where James was Executive Articles Editor of the Boston College International & Comparative Law Review.  He received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was captain of the swim team and received the Class of 1915 Award in recognition of academic and athletic achievements.