“Jim is a brilliant lawyer who represented us efficiently and creatively in successive joint ventures with a billionaire real estate developer through which we successfully completed two of the largest commercial real estate investments ever made in the U.S. by a Chinese investor. Jim was also instrumental in crafting a complex, multi-jurisdictional legal structure for the family business of one of the world’s wealthiest and most successful investor families for which our businesses provide certain key asset management services. Our successes over the last five years would have been unattainable without Jim’s invaluable legal advice.”
— CEO of Seven Valleys LLC, a family office specializing in commercial real estate investment, and co-founder of Sungate Asset Management LLC, which facilitates equity investments by off-shore entities in Midtown Manhattan trophy properties
“I have relied on Jim for legal advice in my business affairs for a number of years and have the highest opinion of his skills as a business lawyer. Several years ago, Jim guided me and my partners with a sure hand through a complex, tax driven pre-bankruptcy restructuring of what was once a multi-billion dollar alternative asset fund. Jim has also provided me with excellent counsel in a wide spectrum of international investment transactions and has assisted me with personal estate planning matters. I consider his legal advice indispensable.”
–co-founder of Diamondgate Capital LLC; co-founder of the Tishman Speyer China Fund, an $890 million fund dedicated to real estate purchases in China; co-founder and former Vice Chairman of GSC Group; former Managing Director at the Blackstone Group, where he led their Asian private equity efforts from Hong Kong and Tokyo
“Jim’s sophisticated advice in Japanese, combined with his deep understanding of international differences in corporate cultures and communication styles, provides our business with an indispensable source of support and guidance and helps us to run our business smoothly. His exceptional service based on his extensive experience allows Jim to offer highly effective legal solutions to our business challenges. I sincerely appreciate Jim’s careful guidance and admire his ability to convey practical legal advice in Japanese. His Japanese is impeccable. We could not do without him.”
— Founder, Dear You, LLC
“I have benefited from Jim’s services on several cross-border M&A transactions. These have included situations with multiple jurisdictions, disparate parties, long histories, and myriad entities. In every situation, Jim has provided me with timely, insightful and comprehensive legal support. He brings his expertise to bear in finding business-practical solutions — NOT legal reasons why not to do something. I recommend Jim wholeheartedly to anyone who needs quick-response, top-notch legal advice.”
–Former Fortune 500 CEO