
Overview
Jim’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, strategic corporate transactions, joint ventures and general corporate law. Jim is a partner on the firm’s corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions team. Using a practical, business-oriented approach, he works closely with public and private companies of all sizes to facilitate the closing of their most significant transactions as efficiently as possible. These transactions include mergers and acquisitions, strategic corporate transactions, carve-outs, joint ventures and securities offerings. Jim also counsels clients on general corporate matters and corporate governance matters. On a pro bono basis, he represents 501(c)(3) entities regarding corporate governance, contractual protections and other transactional matters.
Experience
- Regularly represents a publicly traded Fortune 1000 consumer lawn and garden products company in connection with mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic transactions.
- Regularly represents a publicly traded Fortune 500 global auto parts manufacturer in connection with domestic, international and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic transactions.
- Represented a custodian appointed by the Delaware Court of Chancery to sell a privately held manufacturer and supplier of food oils and related products.
- Represented a publicly traded telecommunications services company in its $800 million acquisition of a publicly traded wireless phone service provider.
- Represented publicly traded lumber and building materials company in its $1.5 billion merger of equals with a privately held building materials company, to form a premier provider of diversified building products and construction services.
- Represented parking space sensor technology start-up in Series A financing and acquisition of complementary parking meter business.
- Represented publicly traded vehicle and industrial paint and coating manufacturer in acquisition of substantially all the assets of a manufacturer of automotive paints and coatings.
- Represented a privately held global provider of payments technology and services in its acquisition of a privately held multi-channel commerce technology company.
- Represented a private equity firm in its sale of a regulated water distribution utility business.
- Represented a private equity firm in its acquisition of a manufacturer of precision rolls and specialized web handling machinery.
- Represented a private equity firm in its acquisition of a manufacturer of systems for web fed converting applications.
- Represented a closely held corporation in its acquisition of a provider of sheet metal fabrication services.
- Represented a provider of heavy civil construction services in its sale to a privately held general contracting business.
- Represented a publicly traded pharmaceutical company in its $500 million sale to a publicly traded eye health company.
- Represented a manufacturer and builder of modular housing in its sale to a private equity firm.
- Represented a publicly traded biotechnology company in its $200 million sale to a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company.
- Represented a privately held provider of healthcare software and service solutions in its acquisition of a provider of patient encounter data collection.
- Represented a publicly traded provider of traffic management solutions in the sale of its vehicle sensors business to a privately held technology company.
- Represented a privately held PCB manufacturer in its acquisition of a closely-held PCB manufacturer.
- Represented a publicly traded pharmaceutical company in the delisting and deregistration of its common stock.
- Represented a publicly traded wireless communications company in its $100 million Rule 144A offering.
- Represented a publicly traded medical device company in its $41 million follow-on public offering.
- Represented a publicly traded medical device company in its $20 million follow-on public offering.
Accolades
Honors & Recognitions
- Selected as One to Watch for Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Securities/Capital Markets Law, The Best Lawyers in America, 2024
- Profiled as a “Rising Star,” The Deal, May 2020
- Recipient, M&A Atlas Award “USA Deal of the Year - $500-750 Million Markets,” 2016
Affiliations
Professional
- American Bar Association, Business Law Section; Member, Mergers and Acquisitions Committee
- Bar Association of the City of Richmond, Business Law Section
Insights
Legal Updates
- 9 Minute ReadJanuary 8, 2025Legal Update
- 7 Minute ReadNovember 1, 2022Legal Update
- 7 Minute ReadSeptember 1, 2022Legal Update
- 11 Minute ReadAugust 3, 2022Legal Update
- June 10, 2020Legal Update
- May 13, 2020Legal Update
- May 4, 2020Legal Update
- April 23, 2020Legal Update
- 11 Minute ReadApril 7, 2020Legal Update
- March 17, 2020Legal Update
- March 16, 2020Legal Update
- March 10, 2020Legal Update
- March 6, 2020Legal Update
Events & Speaking Engagements
- EventGuest LecturerWashington and Lee University School of Law, 2017 – present
- EventGuest LecturerUniversity of St. Thomas School of Law, 2019 – present
- January 25, 2020EventSpeakerM&A Indemnification Provisions: Getting to “Market” and Making Sure Your Client Understands How Risks Have Been Allocated – 130th Annual Virginia Bar Association Meeting
- May 21, 2019EventSpeakerGovernance with a Side of Securities, Association of Corporate Counsel National Capital Region – Paralegal Institute
- 2017 – 2018EventAdjunct ProfessorMergers and Acquisitions Practicum, Washington and Lee University School of Law
- January 20, 2017EventSpeakerBest Practices and Recent Trends in Confidentiality Agreements – 127th Annual Virginia Bar Association Meeting
Publications
- Publication
- November 9, 2023Publication
- April 20, 2023Publication
- February 8, 2023Publication
- January 2023Publication
- March 23, 2022Publication
- November 19, 2021Publication
- August 5, 2021Publication
- 2021PublicationAuthorOrganization and Governance of Corporations chapter of Corporations and Partnerships in Virginia
- 2016PublicationCo-authorOrganization and Governance of Corporations chapter of Corporations and Partnerships in Virginia
- January 2015PublicationCo-authorDelaware Court Upholds Claims Challenging Unreasonable Termination Fee Structure, Insights
News
- 2 Minute ReadOctober 25, 2024News
- 17 Minute ReadNews
- 2 Minute ReadOctober 25, 2023News
- 18 Minute ReadAugust 21, 2023News
- 1 Minute ReadAugust 8, 2023News
- 2 Minute ReadMay 30, 2023News
- May 4, 2023Media Mention
- 1 Minute ReadFebruary 23, 2023News
- November 1, 2022Media Mention
- 16 Minute ReadAugust 18, 2022News
- 2 Minute ReadMarch 3, 2022News
- 13 Minute ReadAugust 24, 2021News
- 2 Minute ReadJuly 26, 2021News
- 1 Minute ReadMarch 26, 2021News
- 1 Minute ReadMay 19, 2020News
- May 2020Media Mention
- 5 Minute ReadApril 2, 2020News
- 1 Minute ReadMay 12, 2016News
- 2 Minute ReadNovember 12, 2014News
- 1 Minute ReadSeptember 23, 2014News
JD, Washington and Lee University School of Law, 2010
BBA, The College of William & Mary, 2007
California
Virginia