After graduating from the University of Cambridge with a degree in French and Russian, James Hardman worked for over six years as a consultant investigator for a boutique London investigations firm with a focus on international dispute resolution and cross-border asset tracing. He and his wife moved to Cincinnati in 2020 to be closer to her family and to embark on a new career in law. James is particularly interested in international commercial law and in his free time is an avid player of boardgames.