Jim Hefferan focuses his practice on commercial litigation. He has represented companies in a variety of industries, including sports and entertainment, media, manufacturing and telecommunications.

During law school, he was the recipient of the West Publishing Company Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement.

Professional & Community Activities

Wake Forest University Deacon Club, Member

Wake Forest University School of Law, Adjunct Professor of Sports Law (2006)

St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, Lector

Piedmont Chamber Singers, Vice-President of the Board of Directors

Education

  • Wake Forest University, J.D. (2003)
    magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
  • University of Michigan, B.A., Political Science (1999)
    with highest distinction

Bar Admissions

  • North Carolina (2003)

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

Who We Are

1001 West Fourth Street
Winston-Salem, NC, 27101-2400
USA
t +1 336.607.7345
f +1 336.734.2663

James J. Hefferan Jr.

Experience Highlights

Defended copyright challenge of Google's Book Search project

The firm served as lead counsel for Google Inc., in defending copyright infringement lawsuits brought by the Author’s Guild, et al., and more

Stroupe v. BB&T Corporation
Represented Branch Banking & Trust Company (BB&T) defending Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower suit pending before the U.S. Department of Labor more
Complex business litigation and arbitration for Nestlé Waters North America Inc.
Briefed and argued on Nestlé Waters in Nestlé Waters North America, Inc. v. Bollman, 505 F.3d 498 (6th Cir. 2007). The case involved the more
Complex business litigation for major bottled water company
Represented a major bottled water company in its appeal of a Michigan Circuit Court's ruling permanently enjoining the company's operation of more