Abraham, Markis M.

James Ackerman is a staff attorney in the firm's Securities Department, and a member of the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice Group. He joined the firm in 2007.

Practice

Mr. Ackerman focuses his practice on issues of e-discovery. Specifically, he works with other attorneys, litigation technology project managers, and paralegals on teams that manage electronic and other documents in large cases and investigations. Attorneys on these teams take a leadership role in the document control process, systematically tracking documents from preservation to collection and through review and production. They work with e-discovery vendors and their review and analytical tools; review documents; train and oversee other firm and contract attorneys who review documents; and partner with project managers to perform production quality control.

Mr. Ackerman has significant experience responding to regulatory and criminal investigations on behalf of WilmerHale clients, including industry-leading manufacturing, pharmaceutical and insurance companies. His background also includes extensive studies of international law and a Master of Laws from the George Washington Law School.