James S. Azadian
Associate

James Azadian joined the firm in 2008. He is admitted to practice in the California state courts, District of Columbia courts, the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second and Ninth Circuits, as well as the U.S. District Courts for the District of Columbia and the District of Maryland.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Azadian was an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Sidley Austin LLP, and earlier held judicial clerkships with the Honorable Consuelo M. Callahan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the Honorable Ricardo M. Urbina of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Mr. Azadian's practice focuses on federal appellate litigation. He has substantial experience in regulatory matters and congressional investigations. Mr. Azadian has represented clients in the telecommunications, pharmaceutical, agricultural, insurance, and banking industries, among others, as well as trade and sports associations.

Mr. Azadian has co-authored briefs and pleadings in cases before state and federal courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States. He has experience litigating high-stakes disputes involving complex issues in a variety of forums, including state and federal regulatory agencies.

In Washington, D.C., he helped tutor school children in reading, writing, math and peer-mediation, and assisted the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless in conducting interviews of the clinic's incoming clients. Mr. Azadian was the recipient of Pro Bono Awards, and his work with local schools has been featured in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit's newsletter, Circuit Voice (Summer 2003).

Mr. Azadian has worked with students in the Northwestern University School of Law Supreme Court Practicum to assist in the preparation of merits briefs, petitions for certiorari, and moot courts for lawyers arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court. He has served as an adjunct professor for an undergraduate course in Law and Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has also served as a member of a televised panel discussion on the impact of the Prosecutorial Remedies and Tools Against the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (PROTECT Act) on trial and appellate courts at the Federal Judicial Center, commenting on the legal issues that courts will face with changes made to sentencing procedures by the PROTECT Act.

Mr. Azadian received his Bachelors of Arts in Political Science and Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles and his Juris Doctor from Pepperdine University School of Law. He is proficient in Armenian.

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