James W. Kim is an associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C., office. James focuses his practice on representing clients in a wide variety of matters related to government contracting, with additional expertise related to the healthcare industry.
James has expertise with, and has successfully litigated, bid protest actions before the Government Accountability Office as well as the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. He also has experience representing government contractors in civil and criminal government investigations involving the False Claims Act, fraud, Procurement Integrity Act, and the Anti-Kickback Act. In addition, James represents federal government contractors on a broad range of compliance issues, including FAR and DFARS compliance, Small Business Administration programs, and TRICARE contracting, and advises clients on transactional matters involving acquisition and/or sale of entities that hold government contracts.
James also represents health care providers, insurers and pharmaceutical and medical device companies on regulatory and policy issues related to the health industry, with a particular focus on federal healthcare programs, including federal grant programs, fraud and abuse, 340B Program participation, and privacy issues.
James is a regular author on government contracting matters as well as health care and life sciences regulatory issues, and has served as the Health Law Chair for the American Bar Association Young Lawyers’ Division Health Law Committee.
Prior to joining McDermott, James served as law clerk to Judge Christine Odell Cook Miller of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C., and was employed by The September 11th Fund/United Way of New York City, where he managed the delivery of charitable relief services to families of victims of September 11, 2001.
James is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Illinois and before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the United States Supreme Court.
Education
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2006
- Columbia University, M.P.H., 2003
- New York University, B.A., 2001
