James O. Reavis
PARTNER
Phone (401) 272-5520
E-Mail jreavis@rc-legal.com
Jamie Reavis represents businesses and individuals in connection with their general corporate needs, including acquisitions, sales and mergers, shareholder and partnership agreements, joint ventures, succession planning, obtaining capital through both debt and equity financings, contract reviews, and a variety of other general business needs. Jamie has extensive experience representing borrowers and lenders in complex debt financings, providers of equity financing, purchasers and lessees of hardware, software and related technology services and individuals in connection with transitioning their businesses. He also serves as an outside general counsel for many of his clients, either performing or managing their legal needs.
Prior to forming Reavis Cianciolo LLC, Jamie was a partner at one of Rhode Island’s leading law firms.
REPRESENTATIVE TRANSACTIONS:
Representation of United States entity in joint venture with French entity to creating multi-national employee assistance company
Representation of buyer in $15 million acquisition of printing company
Representation of seller in $13.5 million sale of assets to national company
Representation of buyer in $7.5 million acquisition of United Kingdom corporation
Representation of buyer in $900,000 acquisition of local division of Texas company
Representation of buyer in acquisition of largest employee assistance provider in Ireland
Representation of borrower in connection with a $2.1 million Massachusetts Development Finance Agency bond
Representation of lender in $7.25 million financing of nursing facility
Representation of lender in $5.8 million working capital and real estate financing
Representation of borrower in $7.725 million working capital and real estate financing
Representation of buyer in $285,000 acquisition of assets of copying and printing franchise
Representation of real estate owners in various 1031 tax deferred exchanges
Representation of nursing homes in connection with $3.1 million HUD financing
Representation of buyer of $2.350 million “brown fields” manufacturing facility
EDUCATION
College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, JD, 1988
Cornell University, BA in Economics, 1985
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Rhode Island Bar Association
American Bar Association (Health Law Section)
SEMINARS AND PUBLICATIONS
Author of “A Practical Guide to Organizing a Business in Rhode Island: Organizing Other Business Entities”, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.
Panelist on Channel 36/Providence Business News Rhode Island Summit - High Tech, Getting Connected in the 21st Century
Author of “Cross Purchase Agreements - Why You Need One”, Providence Business News
Author of “Financing a New Business”, Providence Business News
Speaker at several seminars on subordination agreements
Speaker at a seminar on issues facing borrowers in loan transactions
Speaker at several seminars on fraudulent conveyance
Author of “Virginia Water Rights”, The Environmental Practice News
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Moses Brown School (Board of Trustees, Executive Committee, Chair of Trustees Committee, 2007 – present)
Narragansett Boat Club (President, 2005 – 2011)
Junior Achievement of Rhode Island (Chairman, 2004-2006)
Leadership Rhode Island, Class of 2003
Community Preparatory School (Development Committee)
Looking Glass Theater (Board of Directors, Vice President)
BAR MEMBERSHIPS
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
U.S. Supreme Court
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