James D. Friedland

James (Jamie) Friedland is an associate at Latham & Watkins. Prior to joining Latham, Mr. Friedland served as a law clerk to Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Mr. Friedland graduated from the UCLA School of Law and was an editor on the UCLA Law Review. During law school, Mr. Friedland also worked at the Environmental Defense Section of the US Department of Justice and the Natural Resources Section of California’s Office of the Attorney General.

Thought Leadership

• “Under the (Territorial) Sea: Reforming U.S. Mining Law for Earth’s Final Frontier,” 61 UCLA L. Rev. 1548 (2014)
• “The “Lone Grid” State: Texas as the Ideal Location for State-Level Climate Regulation,” 38 Colum. J. Envtl. L. Field Rep. 49 (2013)