JAMES O. REAVIS
Partner
James O. Reavis is the founder of Reavis Law LLC and serves as outside general counsel to businesses ranging from early-stage startups to private equity-backed and multinational enterprises. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, complex debt and equity financings, and long-term strategic corporate advisory.
- jreavis@reavis-law.com
- 401-272-5504
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-reavis-8277271/
- Providence, Rhode Island
OVERVIEW
James represents businesses and individuals in connection with acquisitions, sales and mergers, shareholder and partnership agreements, joint ventures, succession planning, capital raises through both debt and equity financings, and general corporate governance matters. He has extensive experience representing borrowers and lenders in complex debt transactions, providers of equity financing, and purchasers and lessees of hardware, software, and related technology services.
He serves as outside general counsel to many clients, either performing or managing their legal needs. While Reavis Law focuses exclusively on business and transactional matters, James
works closely with specialty firms and multi-practice firms when appropriate to ensure clients receive strategic and comprehensive representation.
- Practice
- Experience
- Writing & Leadership
● Mergers and Acquisitions
● Private Equity Transactions
● Outside General Counsel Services
● Corporate Governance
● Debt Financings
● Equity Financings
● Shareholder and Partnership Agreements
● Joint Ventures
● Succession Planning
● Technology Transactions
● Represented a private equity-backed company in over 80 equity and asset acquisitions,
including F reorganizations, with deal sizes ranging from several million dollars to over
$100 million.
● Represented a privately held financial services firm in a $36 million sale.
● Represented numerous dental practices in sales to a roll-up firm.
● Represented a veterinary practice in a $28 million sale to a roll-up firm.
● Represented a light manufacturing company from inception through multiple financings
and acquisitions to its ultimate $27 million sale.
Publications
● A Practical Guide to Organizing a Business in Rhode Island
● Cross Purchase Agreements – Why You Need One
● Financing a New Business
● Virginia Water Rights
Speaking Engagements
● Panelist, Providence Business News Rhode Island Summit
● Speaker on subordination agreements
● Speaker on borrower issues in loan transactions
● Speaker on fraudulent conveyance
Community & Leadership
● Moses Brown School, Board of Trustees
● Narragansett Boat Club, President
● Junior Achievement of Rhode Island, Chairman
● Leadership Rhode Island
● Community Preparatory School
● Looking Glass Theater
● Miriam Hospital Foundation
Personal
Enjoys competitive rowing, cross-country skiing, and spending time in Vermont.
- Practice
- Experience
- Writing & Leadership
● Mergers and Acquisitions
● Private Equity Transactions
● Outside General Counsel Services
● Corporate Governance
● Debt Financings
● Equity Financings
● Shareholder and Partnership Agreements
● Joint Ventures
● Succession Planning
● Technology Transactions
● Represented a private equity-backed company in over 80 equity and asset acquisitions,
including F reorganizations, with deal sizes ranging from several million dollars to over
$100 million.
● Represented a privately held financial services firm in a $36 million sale.
● Represented numerous dental practices in sales to a roll-up firm.
● Represented a veterinary practice in a $28 million sale to a roll-up firm.
● Represented a light manufacturing company from inception through multiple financings
and acquisitions to its ultimate $27 million sale.
Publications
● A Practical Guide to Organizing a Business in Rhode Island
● Cross Purchase Agreements – Why You Need One
● Financing a New Business
● Virginia Water Rights
Speaking Engagements
● Panelist, Providence Business News Rhode Island Summit
● Speaker on subordination agreements
● Speaker on borrower issues in loan transactions
● Speaker on fraudulent conveyance
Community & Leadership
● Moses Brown School, Board of Trustees
● Narragansett Boat Club, President
● Junior Achievement of Rhode Island, Chairman
● Leadership Rhode Island
● Community Preparatory School
● Looking Glass Theater
● Miriam Hospital Foundation
Personal
Enjoys competitive rowing, cross-country skiing, and spending time in Vermont.
Education
- Juris Doctor, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary, 1988
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Cornell University, 1985
Bar Admissions
- Rhode Island
- United States District Court of Rhode Island
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- United States Supreme Court
Professional Associations
- Rhode Island Bar Association
- Vermont Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Honors & Recognition
- Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law (2013–Present)
- Super Lawyers, Business/Corporate (2011–Present)
- AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell (1999–Present)
- Junior Achievement National Bronze Leadership Award
Strategic Counsel Starts with a Conversation
Reavis Law provides sophisticated legal guidance with the responsiveness and
focus of a dedicated business practice