James L. Davidson

James L. Davidson is a founding partner of Greenwald Davidson PLLC. Mr. Davidson earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in History with Honors from the University of Florida in May of 2000. Following graduation, Mr. Davidson served as a legislative intern for the Washington DC office of Congressman Robert Wexler and the Washington DC office of Senator Bill Nelson. In December of 2003, Mr. Davidson earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law.

Prior to founding Greenwald Davidson PLLC, Mr. Davidson was a litigator at Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, the nation's largest plaintiffs' class action firm. At Robbins Geller, Mr. Davidson's practice focused on complex class actions, including securities fraud litigation, consumer fraud, representing investors in class actions involving mergers and acquisitions, and prosecuting derivative lawsuits on behalf of public corporations.

While at Robbins Geller, Mr. Davidson was a member of the litigation team that served as lead counsel in, and was responsible for, the successful prosecution of numerous securities and consumer class actions, including: Local 731 I.B. of T. Excavators and Pavers Pension Trust Fund et al. v. Swanson et al. ($25 million settlement); In re Pet Food Products Liability Litigation ($24 million settlement); In re Mannatech, Inc. Securities Litigation ($11.5 million settlement); In re Webloyalty, Inc. Mktg. and Sales Practices Litigation ($10 million settlement); and In re Navisite Migration Litigation ($2 million settlement). Mr. Davidson was also a member of the litigation team that served as lead counsel, and was responsible for, the successful prosecution of numerous class actions on behalf of shareholders damaged by mergers and acquisitions, including: Charter Township of Clinton Police and Fire Retirement System, et al. v. OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc., et al. ($30 million additional consideration for shareholders, additional disclosures, termination fee reduction); Wayne County Employees’ Retirement System v. Radiation Therapy Services, et al. (additional disclosures); In re Florida East Coast Industries, Inc. Shareholder Litigation (additional disclosures); International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98, et al. v. Innkeepers USA Trust, et al. (additional disclosures).

Mr. Davidson was named a Securities and Corporate Finance Rising Star in both 2012 and 2013 by Super Lawyers. The Rising Stars designation is given to the top 2.5% of attorneys in the state who are under the age of forty or who have been practicing for less than ten years.

Prior to joining Robbins Geller, Mr. Davidson spent four years prosecuting and defending a wide array of complex commercial litigation matters, including complex business disputes, foreclosures, landlord-tenant disputes and other real estate-related litigation. Mr. Davidson also has extensive experience representing personal injury victims, having successfully litigated to settlement numerous auto accident claims and other bodily injury claims.

Mr. Davidson is licensed to practice law in the state courts of Florida, in the Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida, and in the District of Colorado. Mr. Davidson has been admitted pro hac vice in numerous other jurisdictions throughout the country, including the Districts of Massachusetts, New Jersey, South Carolina and Arizona, the Western District of Texas, the Southern District of New York, the Northern District of California, and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.