James R. Silkenat is a partner in the New York office of Sullivan and Worcester. He served as President of the 400,000 member American Bar Association in 2013–14 and has published widely in the areas of international law and business. He is a an Honorary Bencher of the Middle Temple Inn in London and is a former Legal Counsel of the World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the World Justice Project and is the recipient of the Business Law and Leadership Award of the Lawyers Alliance for New York.