Jake Baccari focuses his practice on multijurisdictional and domestic arbitration and federal and state court proceedings with a particular focus on Asia. Mr. Baccari has represented clients in a diverse range of industries, including aerospace, automotive, banking and finance, energy, heavy, hospitality, private equity and private wealth. He has represented clients in contentious and regulatory matters across the United States and in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Mr. Baccari also has experience conducting investigations and advising clients on corporate affairs and crisis situations.
Mr. Baccari is a Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist in International Law and was recently appointed to serve on the Florida Bar’s International Law Certification Committee for a three-year term beginning on July 1, 2021
In previous roles, Mr. Baccari acted as global coordinating disputes counsel for Japanese clients in the Tokyo office of an international law firm where he was registered as a foreign attorney with the Japan Federation of Bar Associations. He later served as senior group counsel for a multinational financial institution based in Singapore.
Mr. Baccari is a 2004 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Miami School of Law, where he was articles and comments editor for the Inter-American Law Review and elected to the Order of the Coif, and a graduate of the University of Alabama.
Admissions
- Florida
- District of Columbia
- New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Education
- University of Miami School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2004
- Articles and Comments Editor, Inter-American Law Review
- Order of the Coif - University of Alabama, B.A., 1998
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2022-present - Shutts & Bowen
- Partner, 2021 - Tenzer Arrieta
- Partner, 2018-2021 - Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore
- Senior Group Counsel – Dispute Resolution, 2015-2018 - White and Case, Tokyo
- Senior Disputes Associate, 2008-2015 - Hunton & Williams
- Associate, 2006-2008 - HomerBonner
- Associate, 2004-2006
Professional Activities
Board Certified Specialist in International Law by The Florida Bar
Florida Bar
District of Columbia Bar
New York Bar
American Chamber of Commerce in Japan
Southeast U.S./Japan Association, Florida Delegation
Japanese Business Association Miami (only non-Japanese national member)
Honors and Awards
Listed in Best Lawyers in Japan, 2019-2021
Recognized Practitioner in Dispute Resolution, Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2015
Listed in Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2015