James Tampellini

Mr. Tampellini has a broad practice area representing institutional and individual clients in a wide variety of commercial litigation matters with a focus on insurance/risk management, fraud and business torts. Mr. Tampellini is experienced in handling complex coverage and defense litigations for both insurance carriers and policyholders. Mr. Tampellini is a former veteran detective of the New York City Police Department and utilizes his extensive investigative experience and law enforcement contacts investigating and litigating cases involving fraud and in conducting internal investigations for clients.

Recent Representative Matters include:

• Internal investigation for client concerning bank fraud/embezzlement in Hong Kong.
• Representation of policyholder in litigation over proceeds to life insurance policy.
• Representation of client bank in fraud investigation and seeking coverage under fidelity insurance bond.
• Internal investigation for client concerning improper use of client’s facilities and proprietary information by employees.
• Representation of major insurance company relating to investigations and litigations involving insurance fraud.
• Representation of financial institution in action seeking to recover losses under fidelity insurance bond.
• Internal investigation and representation of individual client who was a victim of embezzlement and identity theft.
• Internal investigation for client concerning blackmail and extortion.
• Representation of individual client defrauded in loan and real estate transaction.
• Representation of secured lender in action involving defaulted commercial real estate loan in excess of $100 million.
• Representation of secured lender in action involving defaulted commercial real estate loan in excess of $20 million.

Lectures and Articles

Mr. Tampellini has lectured before the National Insurance Crime Bureau on insurance fraud and co-authored “A Different Approach in the Battle Against No-Fault Insurance Fraud,” Jaffe Legal News Service, November 2005.

Education and Bar/Court Admissions

Mr. Tampellini earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from New York Law School in 2001, where he was an editor of the International Law Journal. Mr. Tampellini is admitted to practice in New York and before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He has represented clients at trials in federal and state courts in New York and in arbitrations. In addition, Mr. Tampellini has also appeared before the appellate courts.