Jim has over a decade of experience as a skilled trial attorney as well as a trusted advisor on corporate transactional matters. His litigation practice deals primarily in commercial litigation, intellectual property, municipal litigation and general liability insurance defense. As a corporate attorney, Jim advises his clients on corporate matters, startups, venture capital, contracts, licensing, data privacy, cybersecurity compliance, data breach response, emerging technologies and intellectual property. While based in Syracuse, Jim’s clients are rooted throughout upstate New York, as well as New York City and Los Angeles. Prior to his law practice, Jim was a software developer for several startups from 1999 to 2007. The experience sparked a lifelong passion for entrepreneurship. Jim founded The Long Law Firm in 2020, guided by the belief that technological innovation in the legal field aligns clients’ incentives with their counsel, to the benefit of both. Jim was born and raised in Northern New Jersey. After several years of practice in two of the country’s most prestigious law firms, he moved to Syracuse with his family in 2014 and never looked back. Jim is a passionate musician, outdoorsman, and jiu-jitsu practitioner. He was recently elected to the board of the Museum of Science and Technology in Syracuse, NY.

Brianna is an experienced litigator with expertise in high value, complex disputes involving antitrust, fraud, cryptoassets, unfair business practices, trade secrets, commercial contracts, real estate, partnerships, trusts and estates, fiduciary removal suits, and defamation. She has also spent a significant amount of time counseling private clients in more personal matters, including civil harassment restraining orders, tax planning, business formation, and other complex business areas. Brianna puts her years of studying the complexity and interrelationship of legal, social, and ethical issues to use throughout her practice and, therefore, brings a practical but personable approach to business and legal issues.