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James M. McKnight

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Jim has 35 years of experience representing businesses, investors and entrepreneurs in a variety of industries. As general outside counsel to a number of these businesses, he offers advice on governance, employment, regulatory compliance, risk management, and contractual matters.

Jim also assists clients in corporate deals, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, securities offerings, secured loans, and private equity or venture capital financing. His experience covers a wide range of industries, including medical device, health law, engineering, consumer retail, real estate, investment funds and software development.

Prior to starting at Spiro Harrison & Nelson LLC, Jim worked at premier corporate law firms in New York and New Jersey and was a partner at Mintz Levin PC in New York City for the past 25 years.

Representative Matters
  • A private equity firm focused on the orthopedic medical device industry, in fund formation and general outside council work for its portfolio companies, as well as the acquisition and sale to major strategics of:
    • – an Israel-based developer of a solution for rotator cuff injuries;
    • – a developer of robotic surgical tools and technologies;
    • – a chain of dental laboratories throughout the U.S. and Canada;
    • – a developer of foot and ankle implant systems; and
    • – a dental implant company.
  • A Singapore-based developer of AI-powered solutions to the financial sector in its de-domiciling in the U.S., as well as its securities offerings and general outside counsel work;
  • A number of companies in secured financings with commercial lenders;
  • An investment fund focused on the cannabis industry in fundraising, financings, joint ventures and control acquisitions of cultivation, manufacturing and retail operations in New York, Massachusetts and tribal nations;
  • An engineering firm specializing in microfluidics and medical design in a sale to a major industrial manufacturing group;
  • A large family-owned waste hauling, transfer and recycling operation in a sale to a national waste management company;
  • A digital health coaching company in a sale to a major clinical laboratory business;
  • A benchmarking solution platform for software and SaaS companies in a sale to a global management consulting firm;
  • A developer of solutions for personalizing breast cancer treatment in a sale to a major applied genomics company;
  • A pharmaceutical rebate management company in a major financing and bolt-on acquisitions;.
  • A family-owned pasta manufacturer in an asset sale to a national frozen food company.
  • A defense contractor in the acquisition of an intelligence solutions company owned by an ERISA trust;
  • A prominent literary agency in its combination with another literary agency;
  • A private equity firm in its acquisition of a Beijing-based physical therapy business;
  • A private equity-backed maker of writing implements to a major international pen manufacturer;
  • A fund established by a major international pharmaceutical company in its investments in PIPE, preferred stock and convertible note offerings;
  • Investor funds in the on-line gaming industry, in connection with fund formation and investments in securities offerings;
  • A shareholder group in the sale of an online fragrance retailer to an international consumer goods conglomerate; and
  • A spinal device manufacturer in its initial public offering, and and sleep apnea manufacturer in its SPAC.
Education
  • Columbia University, A.B. 1987
  • Georgetown Law School, J.D. 1990