Bio

James E. Abbott is a partner in the Business Transactions Group within the Corporate Finance Department at Seward & Kissel. Jim has practiced law since 1984. He joined Seward & Kissel as a partner in 2007. Jim represents public and private companies, private investment funds, investment management firms, financial institutions, business owners and managers in connection with a variety of business transactions, financings and general corporate matters. Representative transactions include mergers and acquisitions, private equity, debt and venture capital transactions, seed capital arrangements, joint ventures, strategic alliances, PIPEs and other public and private securities offerings. His general corporate work includes the formation and organization of various business entities, including corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies, drafting letters of intent, confidentiality agreements, shareholder agreements, employment and consulting agreements, non-compete and confidentiality agreements, distribution and agency agreements, research and development agreements and various other forms of commercial arrangements.