Attorneys & Professional Staff: James A. Calderwood

Title:  Partner
Email:  jacalderwood@zsrlaw.com
Department:  Surface Transportation
Practice Areas:  Antitrust; Transportation Regulation; Government Contracts; Transportation Security
Education:  University of Maryland (B.S., 1964); George Washington University (J.D., 1970)
Phone:  202.973.7905

James A. Calderwood's practice includes antitrust, transportation, regulation, transportation security, government procurement and fraud on the government. He has tried both civil and criminal cases, represented clients in government investigations and participated in federal administrative matters ranging from adjudications to rulemaking.

Mr. Calderwood is a former senior trial attorney with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. While with the Antitrust Division he handled a number of matters relating to price fixing, mergers, joint ventures and other forms of business arrangements. He was involved in both civil and criminal litigation and conducted grand jury investigations. He currently serves as Co-Chairman of the Antitrust Committee of the Transportation Lawyers Association. He was a member of the Year 2000 Presidential Transition Team for the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Mr. Calderwood's transportation practice includes antitrust matters such as joint pricing, pooling, mergers, exclusive dealing, and agent relationships. He has practiced before the Surface Transportation Board, the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and the Federal Maritime Commission. His work also involves government procurement of transportation services, including General Accounting Office Protests, Department of Defense and General Services Administration issues and application of the Federal Acquisition Regulations.

Mr. Calderwood has also been involved in a number of issues related to transportation security such as matters related to the Transportation Security Administration.

Mr. Calderwood served in the U.S. Air Force and was honorably discharged as a Captain. He was a Special Agent with the Air Force's Inspector General's office. He is a member of the National Press Club. Mr. Calderwood has received two awards of achievement from the American Bar Association and two commendations from the Federal Bar Association. He is a Past President of the D.C. Chapter of the Association of Transportation Law, Logistics & Policy, and is a member of the National Defense Transportation Association and the Transportation Committee of the Federal Bar Association. He also served as Chairman of the Editorial Board of the monthly Transportation Antitrust Report.

Mr. Calderwood is licensed to practice before the United States Supreme Court and the bars of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, as well as several federal appellate and trial courts.

Publications:

Inspections and Missing Cargo (published in Logistics Today, April 2004).

Security and the Shipper (published in Logistics Today, June 2004).

Shipper Beware (published in Logistics Today, August 2004).

Supreme Court Clarifies Liability (published in Logistics Today, December 2004).

Transportation Brokers: What Are They? (published in Logistics Today, October 2004).

Ocean Consolidation Contracting (published in Logistics Today, February 2005).