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Overview
James is a corporate and deal attorney with extensive experience structuring, negotiating, and finalizing private acquisitions and divestitures—particularly in the private equity space
He has guided transactions ranging from mid-market to larger-scale deals across a variety of industries, including manufacturing, technology (such as aerospace, software, and payment processing), healthcare, insurance, commercial real estate, mining, construction, and agribusiness. James also has experience managing cross-border deal teams on international transactions. Apart from his work as an M&A attorney, James works closely with clients on joint ventures, entity formation, financing (debt/equity), corporate restructuring, private securities offerings, and commercial contracts. James’s focus on real-world solutions, combined with his down-to-earth approach to legal problems, ensures that every step of the representation is carefully tailored to each client’s unique priorities and objectives.
Experience
- Represented a California-based payment processing company in a $1.2 billion cross-border acquisition. *
- Represented an Arizona-based construction company in acquisitions totaling $60 million. *
- Represented the largest family-founded manufacturer, supplier, and marketer of antifreeze and functional fluids in the United States in its sale to a private equity buyer for $100 million. *
- Represented dozens of insurance brokerages in sales totaling an aggregate $800 million. *
- Represented a Japanese public company in the cross-border acquisition of an Arizona-based farm equipment manufacturer. *
- Represented an Arizona-based beer distributing company in a $150 million acquisition. *
- Represented a Bay Area-based insurance software company in an $50 million sale. *
- Represented a California-based irrigation manufacturer in a $50 million sale to a private equity buyer. *
- Represented a private equity sponsor in the $20 million acquisition of a Texas-based insurance services provider. *
- Represented an HVAC manufacturing and installation company in a $100 million sale to a Japanese public company. *
- Represented a private equity–sponsored portfolio company in several add-on acquisitions totaling $40 million. *
*Certain experiences occurred prior to joining Dorsey.