James Williams

James Williams is currently the Head of Regulatory at Theorem. James has extensive experience in financial regulation, having worked as an Associate at Mayer Brown in the Financial Services Regulatory and Enforcement Group from March 2017 to May 2022. Prior to that, they worked as a Law Clerk at Bregman, Berbert, Schwartz & Gilday from September 2015 to November 2015. James also has experience working in government, having served as an Extern at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission from September 2015 to November 2015. In that role, they drafted an advisory memorandum and prepared senior attorneys for meetings regarding a proposed rulemaking. James also performed a regulatory compliance check for all designated contract markets and drafted an accompanying advisory letter for all noncompliant entities. In addition, they performed two legislative history research projects, two regulatory research projects, and reviewed and revised portions of a swap dealer de minimis exception report. Prior to their work in government, they worked as a Summer Associate at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP from May 2015 to July 2015 and as an Associate at the same firm from September 2016 to March 2017. James began their legal career as a participant in the Summer Honors Program at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from May 2014 to August 2014.

James Williams attended Northwest Catholic High School before going on to study at Franklin & Marshall College, where they earned a B.A. in Business, Organizations, and Society and Government. James then participated in the Washington Semester Program at American University, studying International Economics and Business. Finally, they attended Georgetown University Law Center, where they earned a Doctor of Law (J.D.).

They work with Brian Beck - General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, David Ng - Controller and Director of Finance, and Christine Gonzalez - Associate Vice President. James Williams reports to Hugh Edmundson, Managing Partner.