James has acted in the following matters:

• Advised on a complex arbitration matter involving a large infrastructure project in Ontario and received a successful award of $10 million.
• Advised in a dispute with a terminated subcontractor regarding various delays and defective works and successfully had the subcontractor's arbitration dismissed for delay with full costs awarded to the client.
• Acted as litigation counsel for a contractor on a sports recreation centre in British Columbia that involved navigating multiple subcontractor liens, dispute resolution processes, mediations, arbitrations, and civil claims in excess of $15 million.
• Represented a contractor in a $30 million payment dispute in Ontario with an owner and successfully settled at mediation.
• Successfully brought a Canadian International Trade Tribunal complaint that saw the award of a $90 million construction contract in the Maritimes to the client.
• Acted as litigation counsel for a contractor on a large highway interchange project in British Columbia and successfully defended and settled multiple third-party claims relating to property damage, nuisance, and personal injury.
• On design-build projects in Ontario and British Columbia, advised on the request for proposal process and documentation, negotiated the contract with the owner, and negotiated agreements with lead consultants.
• In Nova Scotia, acted for the contractor on a progressive design-build project by preparing RFIs during the request for proposal process, negotiating the phase 1 professional services agreement and the phase 2 design-build contract, as well as drafting the agreement with the lead consultant.
• Acted for a specialized subcontractor negotiating dozens of contracts on high-profile projects.