James Moes is an associate in Arnold & Porter’s general litigation group. He focuses his practice on commercial litigation, product liability litigation, and securities litigation and enforcement.
James earned his J.D. at the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he served as Senior Managing Editor on the Wisconsin Law Review. He was also a judicial intern for Justice Jill Karofsky of the Wisconsin Supreme Court; a competing member on the Wisconsin Moot Court Board; and a clinical student in the Federal Appeals Project, which represents indigent defendants at the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Prior to law school, James worked as a tax associate in the financial services office of a public accounting firm.
Perspectives
October 30, 2026
Implementing the GENIUS Act: The OCC’s Final Rule on the Issuance of Payment Stablecoin
Advisory
October 8, 2026
Implementing the GENIUS Act: The Federal Reserve Proposes a Comprehensive Rulemaking Governing Payment Stablecoin Issuance
Advisory
July 14, 2026
The End of For-Cause Removal? Supreme Court Reshapes Removal Protections for Independent Agency Leadership
Advisory
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Credentials
Education
- J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School, 2024, magna cum laude
- Master of Accountancy, Taxation, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2019
- B.B.A., Accounting, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2018
Admissions
- Illinois
- Wisconsin