James Boykin

Contact Details

First Name: James
Firm: Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Position: Partner
Area of Specialisation / Arbitration Experience: Accountancy / Taxation, Commercial Arbitration, Investment Dispute, Oil and Gas
Address: 1775 I Street NW
: Washington DC 20006
: USA
E-Mail: james.boykin@hugheshubbard.com
Phone: +1-202-721-4751
Fax: +1-202-721-4646
Languages: English, German
Nationality: USA
Membership Status: Arb|Aut

Professional Details

Bar Admission

District of Columbia, 2005
Virginia, 2004
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and the District of Columbia
Supreme Court of Virginia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Education

Publications

"Fruits of the Poisonous Tree: The Admissibility of Unlawfully Obtained Evidence in International Arbitration," co-authored with M. Havalic (TDM, ISSN 1875-4120), October 2014 www.transnational-dispute-management.com
"Protection of Communications with Company Lawyers: The Last Gap in the Common Law –Civil Law Divide in Arbitration," co-authored with John M. Townsend, Festschrift for Siegfried H. Elsing on His 65th Birthday, edited by Werner F. Ebke, Dirk Olzen, Otto Sandrock, R&W Fachmedien Recht und Wirtschaft, 2015
“Judicial Review of Arbitral Awards in the United States: The Uncertain Future of ‘Manifest Disregard of the Law,’” co-authored with Jan K. Dunin-Wasowicz, Arbitration e-Review 16-17(1-2), 2014
Quoted in “BG v. Argentina Appeal to Go Ahead,” Global Arbitration Review, June 10, 2013
“To Enforce or Not to Enforce: Two Recent Illustrations of Problems Enforcing International Arbitration Awards Against Foreign Sovereigns in U.S. Courts,” co-authored with Jan K. Dunin-Wasowicz, New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer,
Spring 2012, Vol. 5, No.1
“Confidentiality Under the EU Mediation Directive Compared to the U.S. Uniform Mediation Act and U.S. State Laws – A Critical Assessment,” co-authored with Gerhard Wegen, Ingrid Naumann and Molly Gaston, IBA Mediation Committee Newsletter, September 2008

Professional Associations

Board of Directors of the American Branch of the International Law Association (2016-present)
Adjunct Professor, American University, Washington College of Law (2008–2016)
Adjunct Professor, College of William & Mary, School of Law (2014–2015)
Member, American Arbitration Association, Expedited Commercial Panel
Member (ex officio), Global Advisory Board of ICDR Young & International (2010–2013)
International Bar Association, Mediation Committee Officer (Secretary and Website Coordinator) (2006–2011)
Member, Executive Board of ICDR Young & International (2007–2010)
Deutsch-Amerikanische Juristen-Vereinigung (German–American Lawyers‘ Association)