James Dasso Bio

James D. Dasso is a partner and trial lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. James focuses his practice on disputes relating to business acquisitions (such as fraud, breach of contract, working capital, purchase price adjustment, and earnout cases); intellectual property lawsuits (involving patent, trademark, copyright, and licensing issues); product liability and food and drug contamination claims; and other commercial lawsuits, including breach of contract and business tort. James has nearly three decades of experience in presenting complex scientific, technical, and business cases to judges, juries, and arbitration panels around the United States. He has appeared in lawsuits and arbitrations pending in 19 different states from Alaska to Florida and California to New York, as well as in the District of Columbia. Before joining Foley, he clerked for the Honorable J. Edward Lumbard, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. James is chair of the Chicago Office Litigation Department. Prior to assuming that position, he served as co-chair of the firm’s nationwide Appellate Practice and as the lead litigation training partner for that office.