Jim is a partner in the Cooley Godward Kronish Business department, head of the Firm’s Emerging Companies practice and founder of its Clean Technologies practice group. He joined the Firm in 1995 and is resident in the Palo Alto office.

Jim’s practice focuses on the representation of emerging technology and life sciences companies and the venture capital firms that invest in those companies. As a specialist in corporate and securities law, he has counseled company clients and investors in a wide variety of projects, including company formations, spin outs, private and public financings, mergers and acquisitions, employee equity incentives, executive hiring and SEC reporting and compliance.

Prior to joining Cooley, Jim was a senior budget analyst with the U.S. Government’s Office of Personnel Management for six years.

Jim was named as a 2007 and 2008 Northern California Super Lawyer in the category of securities and corporate finance, and recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2008 list in the category of corporate law and venture capital law.

Jim received a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1995, graduating cum laude. He received a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University in 1989, graduating cum laude .

Education

Georgetown University Law Center
JD, 1995, cum laude

Georgetown University
BS Foreign Service, 1989, cum laude