Jim provides general counsel services to a variety of clients ranging from closely held companies to public corporations. He has extensive experience in a variety of industries, including telecommunications, internet retail, health care, office furniture dealerships, manufacturing and distribution, agriculture and marine construction.
CONTACT INFO
206-892-2161
jim.feldman@stokeslaw.com
PRACTICE AREAS
Business
Real Estate
Intellectual Property
FIRM RESPONSIBILITIES
Jim served as Managing Partner and Executive Committee member from 1995-2001 and is currently the head of the Business Group.
EDUCATION
Northwestern University School of Law, J.D. (1985)
Miami University, B.S. in Accountancy (1979)
Illinois CPA Exam (1981)
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
Washington (1985)
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington (1985)
ASSISTANT
REPRESENTATIVE WORK
Mergers and Acquisitions:
Acquisition of marine construction company, sale of majority interest to private equity firm and ongoing representation in general counsel role for company, including drafting and negotiating domestic and international sale of vessels.
Acquisition of business office furniture and equipment dealer.
Acquisition of wireless telephone systems and licenses.
Intellectual Property, Technology and Telecommunications:
Draft and negotiate technology development and license agreements for on-line retail company; website development and operations agreements; manufacture, supply and distribution agreements and outsource agreements.
Advise clients on wide range of intellectual property licensing, contract issues, new media, e-commerce, privacy and terms of use, and other Internet-related issues.
Representation of telecommunications service providers and users with respect to the acquisition, use and sharing of telecommunication services and networks, including data centers, facility sharing, other collocation arrangements.
Representation of telecommunication infrastructure users in the acquisition of telecommunication services, including internet, network management, fiber, maintenance and related service level agreements.
Representation of clients in the acquisition and finance of equipment and network infrastructure facilities.
Real Estate:
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.
Draft and negotiate agreements for acquisition of agricultural properties.
General Business and General Counsel Representation:
Counseling on a variety of business operations matters, including negotiation of confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements, independent contractor agreements and master service agreements.
Preparation and negotiation of dealer/distribution agreements for multiple level distribution chain.
Representation of health care clinic on variety of matters including joint venture agreements, sponsorship agreements, residency programs and lease issues.
PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
King County Bar Association Business Assistance Panel
King County Bar Association Foreclosure Assistance Panel
Founding Member, Director and Past President, Seattle youth baseball league
Treasurer, youth soccer club
RECOGNITION
AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review
BACKGROUND & INTERESTS
Prior to joining the firm in 1988, Jim was associated with the Seattle office of the predecessor to Davis, Wright Tremaine, LLP.
