James A. Morrison

  • Associate
  • New York
he/him/his
  • jmorrison@hausfeld.com
  • +1 202 849 4147
  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesaloysiusmorrison/

OVERVIEW

James Morrison is an Associate in Hausfeld's New York office. He brings experience in consumer protection and class action litigation.

Prior to joining Hausfeld, James served as a summer associate with the firm, where he supported teams on complex litigation matters across antitrust, environmental, and human rights practice areas. As a summer associate, James conducted legal research, drafted briefs, and helped develop new cases.

While in law school, James spent a year with the Harvard Legal Services Center’s Consumer Protection Clinic, where he represented consumers in debt collection cases and helped lead a class action against landlords for charging unfair eviction fees. He also led the Harvard Tenant Advocacy Project, representing tenants in disputes with local housing authorities and advancing housing policy in Massachusetts.

Prior to law school, James spent two years as a litigation paralegal at a plaintiffs’ class action law firm, supporting consumer protection and environmental cases.

EDUCATION

Harvard Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 2026

Johns Hopkins University, B.A., International Studies and Political Science, 2021

BAR ADMISSIONS

Not admitted to the NY bar. Supervised by Partners of the firm. 

AFFILIATIONS

American Bar Association, Member (2026) 

EXPERIENCE

Antitrust/Competition

  • In Re: VISA Debit Card Antitrust Litigation - Hausfeld represents merchants in an antitrust class action lawsuit against Visa, Inc., alleging monopolization of the United States debit transactions market.

Technology & Data Breach

  • In re Oracle Corporation Data Breach Litigation, Case No. 1:25-cv-01805 (W.D.Tex)