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James Goold is resident in our Washington, DC office. His practice spans a wide range of U.S. and European litigation and arbitration, including insurance coverage for policyholders on environmental, product liability, mass tort and catastrophe claims; energy industry and other commercial disputes; mass tort product liability defense; and representations of European governments concerning sovereign immunity and other claims against military, historic and cultural properties in the U.S. and Europe.
- London arbitration to enforce insurance coverage for pharmaceutical drug manufacturer arising from multinational mass tort product liability litigation.
- London arbitration to recover catastrophe level insurance for US transportation company arising from railroad accident.
- Representation of Government of Spain in US litigation and UK proceedings to secure recognition of sovereign immunity and repatriation to Spain from US and Gibraltar for estimated $600 million in coins and other artifacts removed from sunken 1804 Spanish Navy Frigate.
- Representation of Government of Spain to defeat claims by Republic of Peru asserting ownership interest in natural resources exported from the Americas prior to Peruvian independence.
- Representation of multinational oil company in US litigation for insurance coverage of asbestos-related liabilities.
- Energy industry take or pay litigation involving force majeure claims and petrochemical feedstocks.
- Contractual disputes and ADR concerning capital contributions and allocations at Canadian LNG facilities.
- Contractual disputes and ADR concerning capital contributions and allocations and contractor claims at Australian offshore gas and oil fields and onshore LNG facilities.
- Petrochemical facility construction and operations disputes.
- Defense of majority shareholder and Chairman of New York Stock Exchange firm against US claims seeking to impose constructive trust on controlling interest in brokerage firm.
- Representation of United Kingdom government in US litigation to secure sovereign immunity and other protection for crashed World War II aircraft and aircrew gravesite.
- Representation of Republic of Italy against US salvage claims asserted against 1915 Italian passenger liner sunk in the Mediterranean Sea.
- Representation of Republic of France in US litigation asserting claims against sunken 17th Century Royal vessel in Lake Michigan.
- Defense of US pharmaceutical company against intellectual property, breach of contract and patent infringement claims concerning source code for iris recognition system.
- Representation of pharmaceutical manufacturers criminal prosecutions of and claims against manufacturers and sellers of counterfeit.
- Defense of trade association of consumer product manufacturers against U.S. Department of Justice civil RICO claims.
- Defense of trade association of consumer product manufacturers against product liability claims in multiple US jurisdictions.
- Representation of US aerospace company for insurance coverage of environmental liabilities associated with former aircraft manufacturing sites.
Pro Bono
- Executive Committee and General Counsel; Institute of Nautical Archaeology; College Station, Texas and Bodrum, Turkey
- Chairman, Executive Committee and General Counsel; RPM Nautical Foundation; Key West, Florida and Valletta, Malta
- Counsel, Society for American Archaeology; Washington, DC.
- Nautical archaeology and oceanographic survey projects, including; Battle of the Egadi Islands (241 B.C.) Survey, Sicily, Italy; Battle of Trafalgar (1804) Survey, Cadiz, Spain; Albania and Illyria Regional Classical Era Coastal Survey, Saranda, Albania; Ulu Burun Shipwreck (1300 B.C.) Excavation, Kas, Turkey; Survey of Approaches to Grand Harbor for Battle of Malta (1942) casualties; Valletta, Malta; Molasses Reef Wreck (1520 A.D. approx.), Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands; HMS Thunderbolt (1944), Sicily, Italy; Cacciatorpediniere Italiano Ardente (1943), Sicily, Italy; Surveys of Roman, Greek and Byzantine Vessels, Cesme and Marmaris, Turkey; Henrietta Marie (1723), Key West, Florida; and Tangier Harbor Approaches Survey, Tangier, Morocco.
November 6, 2018, Wired UK
James Goold is featured in Wired UK regarding his involvement identifying and protecting underwater archaeological sites. The article highlights a case from 2007 where he successfully represented Spain in securing the return of 15 tons of gold coins -- estimated at $600 million -- found inside a sunken Spanish gunboat from rogue treasure hunters.
PSEG Wins Storm Surge Ruling In Sandy Coverage Row
March 23, 2015, Law360
William Skinner, Saul Goodman and James Goold are mentioned in this article regarding their representation of Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.
Covington’s Jim Goold Honored as Commander
March 8, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC, March 8, 2013 — By Royal Decree of King Juan Carlos I of Spain, Covington & Burling’s Jim Goold has been honored with the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit for distinguished and excellent service for efforts resulting in the repatriation to Spain of a long-lost sunken Spanish warship and its contents, which included 17 tons of silver and ...
Covington Wins Sunken Treasure for Spain
September 21, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, September 21, 2011 —The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled today that the remains of a 19th Century Spanish warship and its cargo taken by an American treasure hunting company must be returned to Spain. Covington & Burling represented Spain in the dispute. In a 53-page opinion, the court of appeals found that Odyssey Marine ...
- Knight’s Cross of the Order of Isabela Catolica, Kingdom of Spain; Royal Decree of December 13, 1999
- Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit, Kingdom of Spain; Royal Decree of July 20, 2012
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit