Jim’s practice is focused in the areas of business and real estate transactions, corporate reorganization, and business and real estate litigation. Jim has also successfully litigated several civil rights lawsuits against local municipalities in the land use context. Visit our Press Room to read about some of Jim's recent successes in this area.
Representative Matters:
- Won reinstatement of federal civil rights claims against the City of Lakeway, which had been dismissed under the rule of Monell v. New York (published opinion at 922 F.ed 309 (5th Cir. 2019)).
- Represented landowners in complex civil rights and takings dispute against the City of West Lake Hills; won summary judgment against government, obtained favorable damages award at jury trial, and negotiated favorable settlement of all municipal issues.
- Represented oilfield services client in connection with $65 million senior secured credit facility consisting of term loans and asset-based revolving facility.
- Assisted local Austin restaurant chain in negotiating, documenting and closing asset sale worth more than $11 million in cash and assumed liabilities.
- Negotiated complex restructuring of $54 million senior secured credit facility on behalf of clients in waste disposal and recycling industries.
- Assisted corporate clients in various industries address loan covenant defaults, negotiating waivers, amendments, and lender consents.
- Successfully consolidated $70 million portfolio of commercial property into a single master limited partnership for purposes of obtaining additional round of debt and equity financing.
- Represented corporate clients in connection with the financing (and subsequent refinancing), through a separate single-purpose entity, of a $5 million real property with troubled environmental history.
- Worked on behalf of publicly-traded health care company in connection with acquisition of Philadelphia-area hospital and medical school, for purchase price in excess of $340 million plus assumed liabilities.
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