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James Masella is a Partner at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP. Before joining Patterson Belknap in October 2013, he headed the Corporate Litigation Group of Blank Rome LLP. He has an active practice that includes work on a variety of complex securities, white collar criminal, and commercial matters. He defends corporate and individual clients in civil and regulatory matters before trial and appellate courts and regulatory agencies throughout the country. Mr. Masella has handled a number of investigations by the SEC, Finra, the CFTC and other regulatory agencies, and has participated in trials and arbitrations in these matters. Mr. Masella regularly counsels clients in disputes arising out of mergers and acquisitions.

Mr. Masella is a former law clerk to the Honorable David N. Edelstein, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He graduated from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone scholar. While at Columbia Law School, Mr. Masella was on the Columbia Law Review and served as its notes and comments editor and on its Administrative Board. He formerly served on the Criminal Law Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

Prior to attending Columbia Law School, Mr. Masella graduated from Cornell University, from which he graduated magna cum laude in Government and was elected Phi Beta Kappa.

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