James Nabwangu

Attorney
jnabwangu@sparerlaw.com
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Phone: (415) 217-7308
Fax: (415) 217-7307

100 Pine Street, 33rd Floor
San Francisco, California 94111

Education

Juris Doctor, William and Mary School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia, 2003
Research Assistant (Vice Dean Lynda Butler 2001, 2002).

Bachelors of Commerce, Economics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1999
Thesis: Options and Other Equity Derivatives Strategies, (1998).

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

California
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

EMPLOYMENT

Sparer Law Group, San Francisco, CA (October 2003-May 2006; January 2007-Present)
Litigation Associate

Wachovia Bank, N.A., Charlotte, NC (May 2006-December 2006)
Interest Rate Marketing Analyst - Global Rates Derivatives group

Virginia Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia (January 2003-April 2003)
Extern - Antitrust and Commercial Litigation Division

BankOne, Chicago, Illinois (January 2000-July 2000)
Financial Analyst - Equity Derivatives Back Office Group

American Express Financial Advisors, Reston, Virginia (May 1999-December 1999)
Investment Advisor - Series 7 and 66 securities licenses

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

Mr. Nabwangu has successfully represented investors in litigation against Toronto Dominion Bank, Fidelity Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., Smith Barney, Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, and Credit Suisse First Boston. The securities products in dispute included: zero cost collars, restricted stock, CDOs, private equity investments, exchange fund interests, venture capital investments and hedge funds.

In 2006, Mr. Nabwangu participated on the Sparer Law Group legal team that obtained a $5.8 million arbitration award involving improper marketing of CDOs and other structured securities investments. In the same year that team also obtained settlement in excess of $3 million for investors overconcentrated in high risk tech stocks.

Mr. Nabwangu currently represents City College of San Francisco in litigation over its plans to site a new campus in San Francisco's Chinatown/North Beach district. He also represents investors against OrthoClear Holdings, Inc. in a securities class action alleging fraud, misrepresentation, and sale of unregistered securities in violation of Section 12(a)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act.