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Jim Biehl is a partner in the Corporate and Securities Practice Group and has extensive experience in structuring, negotiating and managing sophisticated securities and corporate transactional matters for both public and private companies.
Private Companies. Jim has represented clients in all stages of the corporate growth cycle. He has represented emerging growth companies in start-up, early stage and other venture capital financings, private placements and bridge financings, mergers and acquisitions, exchange offers, redemptions, strategic alliances and other joint venture formations, spin-offs, leveraged recapitalizations, industry consolidations and turn-around financings. Jim's background also includes technology licensing, consulting, distribution, shareholder, executive compensation, confidentiality and noncompetition agreements and corporate governance matters.
Public Offering of Securities. Jim has represented numerous issuers, selling stockholders and underwriters in connection with a variety of public debt and equity financings, including initial public offerings, secondary offerings and offerings in connection with reorganizations, joint ventures, acquisitions, mergers and divestitures. Jim's experience includes equity and debt financings pursuant to universal shelf registrations (the registration of equity and debt securities, depository shares and warrants that may be offered to the public from time to time), acquisition shelf registrations (the registration of equity or debt securities that may be offered from time to time in connection with acquisitions of businesses) and selling stockholder shelf registrations (the registration of securities for stockholders of public companies).
General Securities Practice. Jim advises public companies on a wide variety of issues under the federal and state securities laws, including SEC periodic reporting and proxy requirements, dealing with analysts and the press, Section 16 reporting (short swing profits), Rule 144 sales and the rules and regulations of the NASDAQ Stock Market and the New York Stock Exchange. Jim has also represented banks and insurance companies in the purchase of debt securities in connection with the lease financing of large computer systems, air craft and box cars.
General Corporation Law. Jim has represented sole proprietorships, general partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations in the formation and management of their businesses. In addition, he has represented computer software and other technology vendors in a variety of licensing and distributorship transactions.
In General. Jim is a member of the New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and America Bar Associations and is active in various civic and charitable organizations. | 