Jim Berg Email & Phone Number

Jim Berg is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee, the Managing Partner of the Philadelphia office and Co-Chair of the Trial and Class Action Practice Group.Jim represents financial institutions of all sizes, financial services companies and other clients nationwide in complex commercial litigation and class action defense, and routinely counsels clients on complex regulatory and enforcement matters. Jim has handled a wide range of litigation matters and class actions involving complex business disputes, core and default loan servicing issues, False Claims Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, Service Members Civil Relief Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, bankruptcy, and mortgage insurance and repurchase issues relating to mortgage-backed securities and the GSEs (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac).In addition to litigation and portfolio management, Jim also maintains an active enforcement and internal investigation practice. Prior to joining the firm, Jim served as in-house counsel at JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA where he managed mortgage-related litigation, class actions and multidistrict litigation.Jim is a frequent speaker for leading industry trade associations on consumer finance litigation issues and regulatory developments. He is a member of the Rutgers University Foundation Board of Overseers, his undergraduate alma mater, and an advisory board member for Rutgers Law School Center for Corporate Law and Governance, his law school alma mater.