Jim Denning and his firm strive to improve each client’s position by identifying and understanding unique circumstances, challenges and objectives, and translating complex legal concepts into practical, meaningful guidance to promote thoughtful and well-informed decision-making.
Business and Corporate Representation
Jim’s business practice emphasizes counseling businesses and their owners, including entrepreneurs, startup, emerging growth/early stage, and middle market companies through his corporate and business enterprise transactions practice. Jim advises clients on entity selection, drafting and negotiating shareholder, LLC operating, and partnership agreements, preparation of business contracts, and other internal and external issues. He also counsels clients about structuring and negotiating joint ventures and strategic alliances. In addition, Jim helps clients consider and plan for business succession to family, management, or third parties.
Jim also assists firms with challenges and opportunities arising from strategic growth, including mergers and acquisitions, post-closing and corporate restructuring, and out-sourcing.
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Professional Practice Sales
Jim has assisted several professionals with the sale of their practice, including dental practice sales, veterinary practice sales, and medical practice sales.
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Advertising, Marketing and Promotions
Jim’s AMP practice focuses on advertising clearance and compliance, endorsement and testimonial review, Lanham Act compliance, sweepstakes procedures and rules, and trademark and brand protection.
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Estate Planning and Probate Administration
Jim recognizes that every individual and family faces unique circumstances and needs; we help you plan for the future by considering your goals and concerns, your assets and how they are owned, and your family structure.
Just as each Will contemplates unique objectives and needs, the probate administration of your Will involves particular attention to detail by the personal representative appointed by you to manage your affairs upon your death. Jim helps your representatives understand their responsibilities and obligations, guiding them through the probate process.
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Intellectual Property, Software and Internet; Commercialization / Licensing
Jim recognizes that the most valuable business asset of a growing number of businesses is the intellectual property owned by the business. He works with subject matter specialists to help each client protect and exploit its business identity, marketing goodwill and advantage, confidential information and trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, and patentable inventions, and convert these assets into revenue streams through licensing and similar arrangements.
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Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection
Jim advises clients in connection with international, federal, and state privacy, data protection, and breach notification laws. He assists clients with proactive planning and incident response preparation, as well as post-data breach activities, including scope of breach, mitigation of harm, and notification issues. He also helps clients address privacy and data security issues in commercial agreements and technology transactions.
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Process Planning and Construction; Alternative Energy
Prior to practicing law, Jim worked as a chemical engineer in design and construction management of processing facility and pipeline projects, and analysis of processing plant siting and operations planning. He guides his clients through greenfield development and as their facilities expand, documenting engineering and architectural design, construction, engineering, and procurement relationships. Jim’s energy practice addresses alternative and renewable energy production, with a particular focus on biomass, wind and solar projects.
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