James Schaller

James “Jake” Schaller is counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Hughes Hubbard. Jake represents clients in numerous complex business disputes across a wide range of industries.

His numerous corporate and individual clients have praised his responsiveness, poise under pressure, and ability to distill complicated issues quickly, while keeping them focused on their ultimate goals.

Jake graduated cum laude from the University of Notre Dame, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude and was inducted into the Order of the Coif.

While at Maryland, Jake competed on the Moot Court team and was a semifinalist in the school’s Morris B. Myerowitz Moot Court Competition. He also was an editor for the school’s Journal of Health Care Law and Policy and wrote an article on synthetic drugs that was published in the Journal. Upon graduation, he received Maryland’s Litigation and Advocacy Award and the William P. Cunningham Award for exceptional achievement and service to the law school.

Prior to attending law school, Jake was an award-winning sports journalist for several publications including The Washington Post and The Colorado Springs Gazette.