Practice: Federal

The JAMS Federal Practice Group includes some of its most distinguished panelists, including retired and former federal judges, in addition to those with extensive experience in federal law issues.

Neutrals in our Federal Practice possess an invaluable body of legal knowledge and skill as mediators, arbitrators and special masters in Federal Law matters including, but not limited to:

• Admiralty: Claims filed under the Jones Act, injuries aboard ship, vessel damage, claims for lost profits due to shipping delays and seagoing losses, U.S. Coast Guard proceedings related to marine casualties
• Antitrust: Trade and commerce cases resulting from unfair business practices
• Bankruptcy: Complex bankruptcy issues including non-dischargeability, fraudulent transfer suits, mortgage fraud, and lender liability
• Class Action: Rule 23(a) Federal Class Actions Cases for a variety of practice areas like business commercial, employment, and securities
• Employment: Disability discrimination and violation of the ADA, claims for breach of employment contract, wrongful discharge, sexual harassment, gender, age, religious and race discrimination,wage and hour claims, Family and Medical Leave Act and tenure disputes
• Environmental: Superfund and other cost allocations, environmental enforcement, insurance, RCRA, land use and siting controversies, real estate development and energy policy
• Government: Cases involving federal, state, local, and international governmental entities as well as private parties
• Intellectual Property: Breaches of contract, royalty, copyright, trademark, patent and licensing disputes
• Securities: Disputes in the financial arena including securities and shareholder disputes as well as fraud and breach of fiduciary duty cases against banks, financial professionals, brokers, and directors and officers; stock options backdating disputes; and securities fraud and derivative actions
• Tribal Law: Land claims, land use, treaty rights, gaming, tribal governance, water rights, inter-tribal claims and legal representation