James Kelly is a senior trial and appellate attorney with more than 20 years of experience representing businesses, financial stakeholders, and public entities in complex commercial litigation and high-stakes regulatory matters in federal and state courts nationwide.
- Litigated complex commercial disputes involving contractual liability, fiduciary claims, and regulatory exposure in high-stakes matters.
- Served as Special Assistant Attorney General in a $25 million consumer protection and antitrust matter protecting domestic energy markets.
- Represented Grammy-nominated The Gap Band in federal copyright litigation involving the multi-platinum recording “Uptown Funk.”
- Conducted complex discovery and privilege analysis in federal antitrust litigation involving major media and technology companies.
Published Decisions
- Lazy S Ranch Properties, Inc. v. Valero Energy Corp., 92 F.4th 1189 (10th Cir. 2024)
- Carter Page v. Democratic National Committee, 2 F.4th 630 (7th Cir. 2021)
- Social Technologies LLC v. Apple, 4 F.4th 811 (9th Cir. 2021)
- BP America, Inc. v. State of Oklahoma, 613 F.3d 1029 (10th Cir. 2010)
- Henderson v. Scott, 260 F.3d 1213 (10th Cir. 2001)
James is a contributor to aNewDomain.net, publishing under the editorial leadership of Gina Smith, Ph.D., former ABC News correspondent and New York Times bestselling co-author of Steve Wozniak’s autobiography iWoz.
His work focuses on legal issues at the intersection of technology, cybersecurity, and public policy, including:
- “Artificial Intelligence and the Law: What to Expect”
- “DARPA Memex: How It Works and What It’s Up To — Really”
- “The State of Cyber Warfare”
- “Digital War Desk: Senate Passes Overnight Cybersecurity Bill”
- “New CISA Law: Big Brother Writ Large or No Big Deal?”
- “US Tried To Get Apple, Google, To Unlock Phones 63 Times Since 2010”
- “Apple Wins Brooklyn iPhone Battle. Now For The War”
Admissions
- Oklahoma
Education
- J.D., University of Tulsa College of Law
- M.A., University of Oklahoma
- Provost’s Award of Distinction
- B.S., Santa Clara University