James Santel

Jim represents corporations and individuals responding to criminal, regulatory and legislative inquiries and conducting internal investigations. He also contributes to Cooley’s issues and appeals practice, offering clients creative solutions to complex legal problems. Jim joined Cooley after a stint with a litigation boutique and a clerkship on the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Before law school, he worked at the US Department of Justice as a speechwriter for then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch.