James Babikian advises emerging and established companies on a variety of corporate and transactional matters, including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, and executive compensation. James also advises a range of clients on the structuring, financing, leasing, acquisition, development and disposition of commercial real estate projects.

Before moving to Seattle, James practiced as a corporate associate in the London and New York offices of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.  While in law school, he worked for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of the General Counsel as well as the Honorable Cathy Cochran of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, and served as manuscript editor for the American Journal of Criminal Law.