Biography

Jim is a member of the firm's Corporate Transaction Group, where he especially enjoys the constructive nature of his business acquisition work. "It is one of the few areas of the law where both parties work toward the same goal and are pleased with the outcome when the transaction is completed," he says.

In addition to mergers and acquisitions, Jim also has a varied general business practice, where he counsels businesses and their owners on matters from formation to dissolution and just about everything in between. Jim is a self-motivated individual, and is fueled by his responsibilities as a trusted advisor to his clients. "It's nice to know that people are relying on you, but with that comes a lot of responsibility."

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Representative Matters

• Represented numerous buyers and sellers in a variety of acquisitions or divestitures, including acquisition of the assets of a specialty steel fabricator; merger of an industrial pump distributor; sale of the assets of a home respiratory and medical equipment business to a publicly traded company; sale of the assets of a wholesale fence distributor; and sale of the stock of a plastics manufacturer.
• Represented large publicly traded bank in extension of credit for the refinancing of an office park, a commercial building, and a subsurface parking garage in downtown Pittsburgh.
• Assisted in the initial capitalization of a molded plastic product manufacturer through the preparation of its private placement memorandum and corresponding federal and state security disclosure statements.
• Assisted owner of patented technology in obtaining venture capital funding through negotiation and drafting of stock subscription and related documentation.

Professional Affiliations

• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Allegheny County Bar Association, Real Property Section

Background

• 2008  Metz Lewis Brodman Must O'Keefe LLC
• 1993  Morella & Associates, P.C.