James J. Regan

James J. Regan is a partner in Duane Morris LLP’s Trial Practice Group, co-managing partner of its New York office, and a member of the firm’s Partners Board. He represents clients in high-stakes commercial litigation, including banks, private credit lenders, media companies, and technology businesses. His practice covers disputes involving securities fraud, fiduciary duties, partnerships, insurance liability, and defamation.

Regan earned a J.D., cum laude, from Fordham University School of Law in 2002 and a B.A., magna cum laude, from Georgetown University in 1994. At Fordham, he was a Fordham Law Review writing and research editor, a Crowley Scholar, a Stein Scholar, and a member of the Order of the Coif. His training combines research, advocacy, and public-interest legal work.

He oversees complex matters from early case evaluation and multijurisdictional planning through arbitration or trial. His experience includes disputes relating to card payments, data breaches, chargebacks, merchant risk, and Regulation Z obligations. Earlier in his career, he served as a Skadden Fellow with the Legal Aid Society and clerked for U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero in the Southern District of New York.

Regan maintains a pro bono practice representing low-income tenants in Housing Court eviction proceedings. He also participates in professional activities and speaking engagements addressing litigation and legal practice. James J. Regan combines trial experience, leadership responsibilities, and financial-services litigation to help clients address multifaceted disputes while remaining engaged in public-interest representation.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Duane Morris LLP
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Federal Courts Committee, Association of the Bar of the City of New York

Licensed State

• New York

Education

• Fordham University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) (Cum Laude)
• Georgetown University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Magna Cum Laude)

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