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James Q. Walker Partner

Firmwide Co-Lead, Fintech Compliance and Enforcement

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    New York

    1155 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor

    New York, NY 10036-2711

    +1.212.261.6864

    JamesWalker@perkinscoie.com

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Experience

News

  • 09.17.2023
    James Walker Interviewed by Forbes—Requiem For Royalties: NFT Exchanges Abandon Recurring Compensation For Artists
    James Walker was interviewed by Forbes and quoted in "Requiem For Royalties: NFT Exchanges Abandon Recurring Compensation For Artists," an article focused on how NFT exchanges are pulling back from making royalty payments to digital artists. James spoke with Forbes about the SEC enforcement scrutiny that such payments could receive.
  • 08.31.2023
    James Q. Walker Quoted in Forbes—SEC Opens a New Can of Worms with NFT Enforcement Action
    General News
    James Q. Walker was quoted in “SEC Opens a New Can of Worms with NFT Enforcement Action,” an article in Forbes, regarding the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission taking its first enforcement action against non-fungible tokens. 
  • 08.18.2022
    Best Lawyers® 2023 Recognizes 403 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 403 of its attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® 2023. A total of 279 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 124 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
  • 04.25.2022
    James Q. Walker Mentioned in Law360—Law360's 2022 Legal Ethics Editorial Advisory Board
    General News
    Partner James Q. Walker was mentioned in “Law360's 2022 Legal Ethics Editorial Advisory Board,” an article in Law360,* regarding the 2022 Legal Ethics Editorial Advisory Board.
  • 08.26.2021
    Best Lawyers® 2022 Recognizes 367 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 367 of its attorneys were recognized by the 2022 Best Lawyers®. A total of 278 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 89 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

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