James G. Smith

Drawing on over 25 years of experience, Jim’s practice focuses on complex securities and corporate transactions, investment management and corporate law. His practice includes advising opportunistic and strategic investors in acquisitions, joint ventures and dispositions. Jim guides purchasers and sellers through the acquisition process, both domestic and international. He has closed acquisitions and dispositions for clients in many asset classes, including real estate, energy, technology, hospitality, apparel, consumer goods, consulting and financial services. Jim frequently structures synthetic arrangements and transactions to meet the goals of his clients.

Jim’s investment management experience includes the formation and representation of private investment funds. Jim has advised a broad spectrum of investment fund managers in many trading strategies and asset classes, including private equity, venture capital and real estate funds. He guides investment managers to structure their management firms and launch their investment funds. He advises investment funds on transactions from the negotiation of terms, documenting investments closing through investment disposition.

Jim’s securities experience includes representing issuers, underwriters and investors in public and private offerings, reporting and compliance and corporate governance matters. Jim represents U.S. and foreign issuers in startup, early-stage and other venture capital financings, private placements, public offerings and other structured financings.