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James H. Feldman
PRACTICE EMPHASIS:
Jim Feldman is a shareholder and his practice emphasizes commercial transactions, with a special emphasis in the telecommunications and technology areas. In addition, Jim represents clients with respect to business start-up formation and finance, mergers and acquisitions, counseling on business operations, and real estate matters.
REPRESENTATIVE TRANSACTIONS:
- Representation of service providers and users with respect to the acquisition, use and sharing of telecommunication services and networks, including agreements for data centers, facility sharing, other collocation arrangements.
- Representation of telecommunication users in the acquisition of a variety of telecommunication services, including agreements for internet, network management, fiber, maintenance and related service level agreements.
- Draft and negotiate service agreements, including technology development, licensing and outsourcing services.
- Negotiation and acquisition of cellular telephone systems and licenses.
- Preparation and negotiation of form dealer/distribution agreements for multiple level distribution chain.
- Representation of clients in the acquisition and finance of equipment and network infrastructure facilities.
- Representation of clients in a variety of real estate transactions, including leasing of corporate offices, retail sites, industrial sites and telecommunication site acquisition. In addition, representation with respect to related service agreements including site acquisition, design and construction services.
- Representation of clients with respect to customer privacy policies, acceptable use policies, and other internet-based operations.
- Designed and drafted form telecommunications customer agreements to be used with the introduction of new products and services based on new technology.
- Provide ongoing legal counseling on a variety of business operations matters, including negotiation of sponsorship/advertising agreements, drop ship, fulfillment service and transportation agreements, confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements, independent contractor agreements and management agreements.
OTHER EXPERIENCE:
Jim was previously associated with the Seattle law firm Davis Wright Tremaine.
FIRM RESPONSIBILITIES:
Jim served as Managing Partner and Executive Committee member from 1995-2001 and is currently the head of the Business Group.
EDUCATION:
Jim received his law degree from Northwestern University School of Law in 1985 and his B.S. in Accountancy, from Miami University in 1979.
ADMISSIONS:
Jim is admitted to the Washington State Bar (1985) and is a Certified Public Accountant (Illinois 1981).