James L. Weinberg - Attorney

James L. Weinberg - Attorney

 

Jim Weinberg is President of the firm. Jim's practice focuses on securities matters, merger and acquisition transactions, capital funding for middle-market business, and legal advice to closely held entities. Jim has extensive experience on both the sell and buy sides of acquisitions. On the "sell-side," Jim has represented sellers in a variety of manufacturing and services industries with transaction values ranging from $1.5 million to $500 million. His mergers and acquisition "buy-side" experience includes strategic acquisitions by middle-market companies, acquisitions by entrepreneurs, industry consolidation rollup acquisitions, and private equity fund acquisitions. Jim counsels clients on structuring acquisitions (including tax-free reorganizations), oversees due diligence investigation of acquisition targets, and negotiates a wide array of agreements to accomplish specialized goals of the client relating to an acquisition.

Relevant Experience:

  • Represents Colonial Downs, Virginia's sole pari-mutuel thoroughbred and standardbred racetrack. Jim has represented Colonial Downs in a variety of capacities, including advice to Colonial Downs founders in their winning offer to secure the license over five other competitors, Colonial Downs initial public offering of stock, a going private merger in 2001, and negotiation of innovative, long-term contracts with Virginia thoroughbred and standardbred horsemen.
  • Advises a middle-market merger and acquisition investment banking firm with national clientele in its day-to-day negotiations of engagement letters and provides other corporate legal services.
  • Counsels owners of businesses in a wide variety of areas ranging from new medical devices, real estate management and acquisition, funeral services, modeling agencies, moving and storage, and restaurants.
  • Advised the sellers of owners of several professional service businesses in the sale of the businesses to strategic buyers and financial buyers.

Education:

  • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D. (Order of the Coif; Law Review, Editorial Board; Virginia Journal of International Law, Notes Editor)
  • Brown University, B.A., magna cum laude

Pro Bono/Community Service:

  • Jewish Community Federation of Richmond (President)
  • Central Virginia Foodbank (Past-President)

Recognition:

  • Best Lawyers in America 
  • Virginia Business Magazine's Legal Elite
  • Super Lawyers
  • Spirit of Giving Award, Association of Fundraising Professionals

Memberships:

  • Virginia Bar Association
  • American Bar Association (Member, Business Law and Securities Law Sections)
  • Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference (Permanent Member)
  • Leadership Metro Richmond (2001 Graduate)

Firm Involvement:

  • President

Bar Admission:

  • Virginia, 1988
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1988
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1989