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James S. DeGraw
Partner
Ropes & Gray
Yusen Building 2F
3-2 Marunouchi 2-Chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0005
T + 81-3-6259-3512
F + 81-3-6259-3513
+ 81-3-6259-3565 secretary
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Practice
Jim DeGraw is a partner in Ropes & Gray's Corporate Department, located in Tokyo, Japan. Before relocating to Tokyo, Jim spent 14 years in Ropes & Gray's Boston office.
Professional Experience
Representing investors, operating companies, and institutional clients, Jim typically works with clients to structure strategic acquisitions, divest businesses, fund ventures, form strategic relationships, outsource primary business functions, and maximize the potential of their assets.
In addition, Jim has significant experience in Ropes & Gray's Litigation Department. He has handled a variety of complex white collar, insurance, securities, contract, patent, and technology matters. He also was part of the team representing State Street in the groundbreaking State Street Bank and Trust v. Signature Financial Group, Inc. business method patent case.
Professional & Civic Activities
- Frequent speaker, including presentations to the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Council on Governmental Relations, American Health Lawyers Association, the Licensing Executive Society, Association of University Technology Managers, Stanford University, Boston Bar Association, and Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.
- Former Co-Chair of the Boston Bar Association's Intellectual Property Section and Committee
Memberships & Affiliations
- American Chamber of Commerce in Japan
- Daini Tokyo Bar Association
- International Bar Association
- Boston Bar Association
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Regis Bar Association
Bar Admissions
- Japan, Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi (New York and Massachusetts), 2007
- Massachusetts, 1992
- New York, 1992
Courts
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1997
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1996
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 1994
Clerkships
- Honorable Amalya L. Kearse, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
- Honorable Robert W. Sweet, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Education
- 1991,
J.D., cum laude, New York University School of Law; Managing Editor, Law Review
- 1984,
B.S. (Computer Science), Columbia University
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