James M. Weir
James M. Weir received his bachelor’s degree in 2002 from Duke University (B.A., Political Science), and received his J.D. in 2006 from the Georgetown University Law Center, where he was the associate symposium editor of the Georgetown Journal of International Law, and a member of the Georgetown University Law Center Mock Trial Team.
Mr. Weir’s practice concentrates on complex litigation and he is a member of the Firm’s qui tam/whistleblower practice group. Since joining the Firm, he co-authored the article “Plaintiffs’ Perspective: The SEC’s Final Rules for Whistleblowers Offer a Balanced Approach to an Important New Program,” Securities Litigation Report (with Partner Rebecca M. Katz), July/August 2011. Prior to becoming associated with the Firm in 2011, Mr. Weir served in the Executive Division of the New York Attorney General’s Office, where he led a number of federal and state False Claims Act investigations, and managed a portfolio of qui tam cases. Following graduation from law school, he was an associate at Clifford Chance LLP, where he worked on a variety of regulatory investigations and complex commercial litigation matters.
Mr. Weir is active in pro bono work; recently, an appellate brief he authored for the Kings County District Attorney’s Office resulted in an affirmance of a second-degree murder prosecution.
Mr. Weir is admitted to the Bar of the State of New York.
