Background
Nix, James H. was born in 1949 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.
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James H. Nix
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Duke University (Bachelor of Arts, 1971). University of Colorado (Juris Doctor, 1974). Georgetown University (Master of Laws, Taxation, 1978).
Career
Worked at Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman & Goodman, Limited Liability Partnership (New York, New York) specializing in Corporate, Securities, Investment Partnerships, Mergers and Acquisitions, Investment Companies, Investment Advisers, Restructurings, Corporate Finance, Litigation, Tax, International, Real Estate, Trusts and Probate. Admitted to the bar, 1975, District of Columbia. 1978, West Virginia; 1988, New New York
Faculty: "selected Federal Income Developments," Investment Partnerships Conference: Advanced Topics, 1995.
"Key Legal Issues in International Securities Transactions," The Euromoney Institute of Finance, 1992. "Mutual Fund and Investment Adviser Compliance for New Complex Products and Transactions," Institute for International Research, 1994.
Author: "Limitations on the Lobbying of Section 501 (c) (3) Organizations-A Choice for the Public Charities," West Virginia Law Review, 1979. "Adding Definition to the Exchange Fund Provisions," Tax Notes (1993).
Company-author: "Federal Income Tax Aspects of the Disposition of Coal Interests by a Corporation," West Virginia Law Review, 1980.
"Percentage Depletion: A Review and Update," Eastern Mineral Law Foundation, 2nd Annual Institute, 1981. Vice-Chairman, Internal Revenue Service-Bar Liaison Council for Central Region, 1987. Member: New York State, West Virginia and American Bar Associations.
District of Columbia Bar.
Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman & Goodman, Limited Liability Partnership, founded in 1971, has a diversified practice including corporate, securities, financial services, litigation, real estate, tax and trust and estates matters. Clients of the firm include public and private corporations and other entities located in the United States and abroad.
The firm has a substantial corporate and securities practice, including mergers and acquisitions. In addition, the firm"s practice involves corporate restructurings, including acquisitions of and work-outs by distressed companies.
Through its representation of numerous mutual funds, as well as a number of broker-dealers, management and advisory organizations, investment partnerships, and venture capital firms, the firm"s financial services group has gained a national reputation.
The firm"s highly respected litigation department, which includes three partners who previously served in the United States. Attorney" General’ s Office for the Southern District of New York and one attorney who previously served in the United States. Attorney" General’ s Office for the Eastern District of New York, handles a wide array of securities and commercial litigation and also has a substantial white collar criminal defense practice.
Members of the firm lecture and write extensively, particularly in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, financial services, venture capital and litigation.
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Member: New York State, West Virginia and American Bar Associations. District of Columbia Bar.
