James Hwang

• Represented an environmental services company in a criminal action involving alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
• Represented several directors of a major pharmaceutical corporation in separate civil and criminal Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney’s Offices investigations of alleged violations of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute.
• Represented an oil and gas corporation in a securities fraud lawsuit brought by the New York Attorney General.
• Represented a media and entertainment company in investigations involving gender discrimination, sexual harassment, and hostile work environment claims.
• Represented a public university in an NCAA enforcement proceeding relating to alleged recruiting violations of a student-athlete.

James Hwang is a senior associate in Alston & Bird’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group.  He represents companies and executives in white-collar matters, and government and internal investigations. He has worked with financial and educational institutions, media and entertainment companies, and pharmaceutical manufacturers.

James received his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he was the bluebook editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review.  James received his B.A. from Duke University.

Before joining the firm, James was a litigation associate at an international law firm in New York.

Languages

• Korean

Bar Admissions

• Georgia
• New York

Education

• University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 2016)
• Duke University (B.A., 2011)