James Harper is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Hughes Hubbard & Reed in the Litigation practice group.
While in law school, James was a legal extern in the Office of International Claims and Investment Disputes at the Department of State, and he was a legal intern in the appellate litigation group at the Department of Veterans Affairs. He also represented indigent defendants in state court as a member of the law school’s criminal defense clinic.
Prior to law school, James served in the United States Army for six years, where he supported strategic foreign policy objectives as a member of airborne and special operations units.
Publications
Note, U.S. Sanctions Policy on Trial: The Alleged Violations Litigation and Opportunities for Other States to Follow This Strategy, 62 Va. J. Int’l L. 463 (2022).
Education
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2022, Managing Editor, Virginia Journal of International Law
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Graduate Certificate, Security Studies, 2019
George Mason University, B.A., Global Affairs, 2012
