James R Swanson

Practice Areas

As a commercial trial lawyer, Jim Swanson has particular experience in securities litigation, domestic and international arbitration, environmental litigation, and general commercial matters.

Career

Jim accepts plaintiff and defense engagements. He is currently handling a major international arbitration over an interstate highway construction project in Pakistan, an oil spill case for a major oil company against a pipeline company, the claims by the City of Shreveport against various engineers and contractors, and several significant securities and breach of fiduciary duty cases.

Professional Memberships

• American Bar Foundation, Fellow

• International Society of Barristers, Member

• Louisiana Bar Foundation, Fellow

• New Orleans Bar Association, Member

Personal

• Baylor College of Medicine: Member, President’s Circle; Member, Board of Advisors

• Choice Foundation, Former Chairman

• Innocence Project New Orleans, Former Treasurer

• New Orleans Opera Association, Former Board Member

• Rivers Institute for Contemporary Art & Thought, Former Board Member

• The Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine, Representative for Xavier

• Xavier University of Louisiana Board of Trustees: Member, Executive Committee; Former Chairman, Investment Committee

Work Highlights

Jim has handled numerous cases in which clients have received multimillion-dollar recoveries. Noteworthy matters include a jury verdict of $26 million against Tennessee Gas, a $26 million arbitration award against Securities America, a $40 million settlement following a full arbitration hearing against a major U.S. investment bank, a $30 million settlement of a case against a major oil refining company, several investment treaty arbitration in the tens of millions of dollars, and a settlement of claims against several major banks that totaled in excess of $1.5 billion shortly before the scheduled trial.

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