Of Counsel
CurrentThroughout his career, Jim has provided general corporate representation to companies ranging from small, local businesses to public corporations to large privately-held enterprises. Within the corporate area, he has developed particular expertise in the following areas: Mergers and Acquisitions: Jim has represented numerous buyers and sellers of businesses. While these transactions have included small purchases or dispositions of businesses, Jim has provided representation in a number of large, sophisticated transactions. These transactions include the sale or purchase of publicly-traded companies, acquisitions involving financially-distressed sellers, purchases of intellectual property rights and acquisitions with purchase prices ranging to over $400 million. Financings: Jim has been involved in numerous financings, involving virtually every type of financing vehicle, including public and private financings, bank financings, foreign placements of debt, venture capital fundings, the sale of convertible debt, sale/leaseback transactions, and asset securitizations. These financings have included a number of financings each involving hundreds of millions of dollars. Securities Laws: Jim has particular expertise in the securities law area. In addition to providing routine securities law representation for public corporations, he has headed up the legal work on initial and secondary public offerings, numerous private placements of securities, the sale or acquisition of public corporations and going-private transactions. He also has advised issuers on the securities law aspects of tax-exempt financings. Not-For-Profit Organizations: Jim acts as general counsel to a number of non-profit organizations, including business and trade groups, cultural institutions, scientific organizations and urban development corporations. His knowledge in this area has been augmented by serving on the Board of Trustees of a number of non-profit organizations.
