James T. Christie

James T. Christie is a Partner in the New York office of Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP.  James focuses on prosecuting complex securities fraud cases on behalf of institutional investors.  He is currently involved in litigating cases against major U.S. and non-U.S. corporations, such as Estée Lauder, ZoomInfo, Roblox, Lockheed Martin, and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, among others.

James is a member of the Firm's Executive Committee and also serves as Assistant General Counsel and Co-Chair of the Technology Committee.

Seen as a rising star in securities litigation, James is recommended by The Legal 500 and has been named to Benchmark Litigation’s “40 & Under Hot List.”  He has been recognized as a “Rising Star of the Plaintiffs Bar” by The National Law Journal, a “Next Generation Lawyer” and “Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyer” by Lawdragon, and a “Securities Rising Star” by Law360, which noted his leadership in several high-profile matters.  In addition, The Best Lawyers in America® listed him as one of the “Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch” in the Litigation: Securities category.

James has played an instrumental role in securing landmark recoveries for investors, including: $210 million in In re Fidelity National Information Securities Litigation (pending preliminary court approval), $192.5 million in In re SCANA Corporation Securities Litigation, $125 million in Boston Retirement System v. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., $60 million in In re Okta, Inc. Securities Litigation, $47 million in Sinnathurai v. Novavax, Inc., $40 million in In re Jeld-Wen Holding, Inc. Securities Litigation, $39 million in In re Opendoor Technologies Inc. Securities Litigation, $20 million in Avila v. LifeLock, Inc., and $14.75 million in In re PTC Therapeutics, Inc. Securities Litigation, among others.  James was also a crucial part of a cross-border effort in In re Canntrust Holdings Securities Litigation that obtained a landmark CA$129.5 million settlement against a Canadian cannabis producer and its executive officers.
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James previously served as a Judicial Intern in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York under the Honorable Sandra J. Feuerstein.

He is an active member of the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Council, and the Georgia Association of Public Pension Trustees (GAPPT), where he serves on the Rules Committee.

James earned his Juris Doctor from St. John’s University School of Law, where he was the Senior Articles Editor of the St. John’s Law Review, and his Bachelor of Science, cum laude, from St. John’s University Tobin College of Business.