General Counsel and Transactional

Jim serves as an affordable and accessible outside, part-time or interim in-house counsel on an as-needed basis for domestic and offshore companies. He can effectively and efficiently address and manage a business’s legal affairs so management can focus on running the business. Jim can act as corporate counsel on a project basis, monthly retainer basis or hourly basis.
Jim has worked with lawyers throughout the United States, the Americas and Europe. One value added benefit of working with Jim is that he can use his personal relationships and experience to help clients choose lawyers with particular areas of expertise to provide the highest quality of service in the most cost-effective manner.

Services include:
• Negotiating and structuring complex commercial transactions
• Negotiating contracts, leases, licenses and other agreements
• Corporation, LLC and partnership law
• Work-outs, restructurings and bankruptcies
• Structuring and negotiating joint ventures
• Licensing and intellectual property
• Employment and non-compete agreements
• Counseling boards of directors
• Advising on shareholder and family succession issues
• Settlement negotiations
• International law
• Opinions and second opinions
• Litigation oversight