Prior to joining Jun He, James was a partner at Perkins Coie's Los Angeles Office, and the Managing Partner of Perkins Coie's Beijing Office. James was President & CEO for China United On-line, an internet company in Beijing. James was a co-founder and General Counsel of GanTech international, a venture capital-backed start-up in Silicon Valley. James worked as a research scientist at Merck & Co. in early 1990s.