James S. Rollins
Partner, Nelson Mullins
Boston, MA
James S. Rollins is a partner at Nelson Mullins in Boston, working on hedge funds and funds regulatory; in practice since 1989.
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Overview
- Office
- Boston, MA
- Experience
- In practice since 1989 · 37 years
- Represents
- GPs and Sponsors
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Source: nelsonmullins.com, as of Oct 24, 2026. View the bio
Practice
Hedge funds
From the bio
“representation of financial institutions (including broker dealers, investment management firms, hedge funds, and banks)”
Funds regulatory
From the bio
“represents investment advisers, broker-dealers, banks, investment companies, transfer agents, issuers, independent directors”
Focus
- SEC exams and enforcement
From the bio
“represents clients in enforcement proceedings before the SEC, FINRA, state regulators, and the U.S. Department of Justice”
Read from the practice description in the bio on nelsonmullins.com, as of Oct 24, 2026.
Experience
In practice since 1989 · 37 years
Based on: J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1989.
Years and earlier employers as stated in the bio on nelsonmullins.com, as of Oct 24, 2026.
Education and admissions
- Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D. (1989)
- Princeton University, A.B. (1984)
- Bar admissions
- ConnecticutCheck with the bar: Connecticut Judicial Branch’s attorney lookup for Connecticut (opens in a new tab)
- MassachusettsCheck with the bar: Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers’s attorney lookup for Massachusetts (opens in a new tab)
As the bio lists them. We do not check whether a licence is current; each state’s own lookup does.
As listed in the bio on nelsonmullins.com, as of Oct 24, 2026.
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- Audra White
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Questions about James S. Rollins
What does James S. Rollins work on?
Nelson Mullins’s bio of James S. Rollins lists hedge funds and funds regulatory. It says James S. Rollins acts for sponsors (GPs).
Where is James S. Rollins based?
In Nelson Mullins’s Boston office.
How long has James S. Rollins practised?
Since 1989, 37 years, going by the bio (J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1989).
Where did James S. Rollins study?
University of Virginia School of Law and Princeton University.
Where is James S. Rollins admitted to practise?
The bio lists Connecticut and Massachusetts.
How can I contact James S. Rollins?
Through the bio page on nelsonmullins.com. FundOpsHQ does not publish email addresses or phone numbers.