James B. Gatehouse

James B. Gatehouse

PARTNER
CHARLOTTE
T: 980.242.5001
F: 980.242.5019

Mr. Gatehouse is a Partner in the firm's Business Solutions, Restructuring & Financial Litigation practice. Prior to joining Whiteford, he was in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, where he primarily handled civil defense litigation on behalf of federal officers and agencies. He has substantial experience with Federal Tort Claim Act defense, notably wrongful death and medical malpractice, as well as employment discrimination matters. He’s served as lead counsel in multiple trials and has over two years of affirmative civil enforcement experience, primarily False Claims Act investigations. He also has experience with business litigation of all types, including securities litigation and arbitration, corporate dissolution and receivership, shareholder disputes and bankruptcy adversary proceedings.
 

Recognitions

  • Business North Carolina’s “Legal Elite” 2010-15, 2018-19
  • Super Lawyers 2012, 2014-19
 

Memberships & Activities

  • Federal Bar Association, Mecklenburg County Bar
  • American Inns of Court, Master, Chief Justice William H. Bobbitt Chapter through 2020
  • Leatherbark Owners Association, Board Member 2018 to 2023, Snowshoe, W. Va.

Former Assistant US Attorney James B. Gatehouse Joins Whiteford in Charlotte

Whiteford is pleased to welcome veteran lawyer and former Assistant United States Attorney James B. Gatehouse to the firm. He joins as a business litigation partner after five years of service as an AUSA in the Western District of North Carolina. In doing so, he is opening the firm’s newest location in Charlotte.