James C. Schulwolf is a lawyer practicing business and finance, commercial finance, emerging companies and 9 other areas of law. James received a B.A. degree from Amherst College in 1977, and has been licensed for 46 years. James practices at Shipman & Goodwin LLP in Hartford, CT.
Professional Affiliations
•American Bar Association: Section of Business Law, Leadership Development Committee (Chair 2017-present), Business Law Basics Subcommittee (Chair, 2015-present), Section Council (2013-2017)
Commercial Finance Committee: Chair (2010-2013), Vice Chair (2007-2010), Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Programs (2003-2007)
Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property Financing (1997-2002)
Committee on Uniform Commercial Code
Regional Coordinator, Joint ABA/NCCUSL National Task Force for the Enactment of Revised Article 9
Member, Connecticut Revised Article 9 Task Force (2000-2001), Member, Connecticut Law Revision Commission Advisory Committee on 2010 Amendments to UCC Article 9 (2010)
•Crossroads Venture Group: President, Hartford Chapter (2003-2008)
Member, State Board of Directors
•Turnaround Management Association, Connecticut Chapter: Member, Board of Directors
•Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys
Experience
Investment Management
Representation of Single LP Venture Capital Fund
Restructuring of Insurance Dedicated Fund and Loan Facility
Private Equity & Mezzanine Finance
Mezzanine Financing for Manufacturing Company in the Marine and Vehicle Industries
Other
Unique Renewable Energy Financing to Fund New CT Solar Lease Program
Workouts of Commercial Financing Transactions
Multiple Lender Transactions
Commercial Lending
Complex Acquisition Financings
Multi-Bank Syndicated Financings
Mezzanine and Venture Capital Financings
Complex Merger and Acquisition
Equipment Lease Financings
$42,000,000 Financing of National Furniture Distributor
$400,000,000 Project Financing for Fortune 500 Company
Publications
January 3, 2014 A Primer on Bringing Traditional Chinese Medicine to the U.S. Market
February 2013 The Law of Guaranties: A Jurisdiction-by-Jurisdiction Guide to U.S. and Canadian Law
January 2013 Charge it to the business: Financing the family-owned or closely held business
November 22, 2002 Financing the Family-Owned Business
News
August 18, 2014 Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 39 Firm Attorneys
October 21, 2013 CT Attorneys Recognized as 2013 Super Lawyers
August 22, 2013 Four Attorneys Receive Lawyer of the Year Honors
August 15, 2013 Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 35 Firm Attorneys
October 22, 2012 Super Lawyers Recognizes 51 Lawyers from Firm
August 24, 2012 Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 37 Firm Attorneys
September 2, 2011 Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 30 Lawyers from the Firm
August 23, 2011 Jim Schulwolf Speaks to Borrower's Counsel on Commercial Loan Documents
April 2011 35 Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Named a Top Lawyer in Hartford County
February 15, 2011 Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Selected by Connecticut Bar Foundation as James W. Cooper Fellows
October 28, 2010 Super Lawyers Recognizes 47 Lawyers From Shipman & Goodwin LLP
September 23, 2010 Best Lawyers In America Recognizes 27 Lawyers from Shipman & Goodwin LLP
October 27, 2009 Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Named 2010 Connecticut Super Lawyers & Rising Stars
August 10, 2009 25 Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Recognized as 2010 Best Lawyers in America
March 2, 2009 Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Named 2009 Connecticut Super Lawyers & Rising Stars and Featured in Connecticut Magazine
December 4, 2008 Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Recognized as 2009 Best Lawyers in America
November 7, 2008 Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Named 2009 Connecticut Super Lawyers & Rising Stars
April 25, 2008 Attorneys Named By Super Lawyers
September 1, 2007 Nineteen Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Named The Best Lawyers in America for 2008
February 1, 2006 Thirty-Five Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Named Connecticut Super Lawyers
September 1, 2005 Seventeen Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Named The Best Lawyers in America for 2006
Events
April 23, 2014 Exit Strategies for Founders
March 20, 2014 Webinar: Agents and Co-Lenders in Syndicated Facilities: Structuring Agreements to Balance Differing Rights and Obligations
January 28, 2014 Exit Strategies for Founders
January 8, 2014 ACFA: Negotiating for Syndicate Rights with the Agent
October 16, 2013 Exit Strategies for Founders
August 10, 2013 The Syndicate's View of the Agent: Dos and Don'ts; Rights and Maybe Wrongs
May 30- June 2, 2013 Charge it to the Business -- Legal Issues in Financing the Family-Owned and Closely-Held Business
April 5, 2013 The Lender Asked for What?? -- Understanding Financing Documents from the Borrower's Perspective
November 14-16, 2012 Charge it to the Business -- Financing the Family-Owned or Closely-Held Business
September 11, 2012 Fall 2012 Northeast Private Equity Conference
January 18, 2012 Winter 2012 Northeast Private Equity Conference
August 17, 2011 Webinar: The Lender Asked for What? Key Loan Document Issues for Borrower's Counsel
September 30, 2010 Value Added: Finding and Saving Money in a Recovering Real Estate Economy
June 10, 2010 Workout Strategies Seminar
April 24, 2007 Commercial and Real Estate Loan Documents: More Than Just Papers
March 29, 2007 Commercial and Real Estate Loan Documents: More Than Just Papers
October 19, 2006 Commercial Real Estate Financing in Connecticut: : Environmental Considerations in Business and Real Property Transactions
May 2-3, 2006 Connecticut Venture Group Crossroads Venture Fair
March 21, 2006 Connecticut Venture Group Business Financing Fair
January 26, 2006 Commercial Real Estate Financing in Connecticut
September 27, 2005 Commercial and Real Estate Loan Documents: More Than Just Papers
June 28, 2005 Commercial and Real Estate Loan Documents: More Than Just Papers
January 15, 2004 Commercial Lending Requirements and Loan Documents in Connecticut
September 30, 2003 Commercial Real Estate Financing in Connecticut
September 9, 2003 Buying and Selling a Business in Connecticut
January 8, 2003 Commercial Lending Requirements and Loan Documents in Connecticut
February 19, 2002 Revised Article 9 of the UCC in Connecticut
January 29, 2002 Commercial Lending Requirements and Loan Documents in Connecticut
November 16, 2001 Revised Article 9 of the UCC: A Nuts and Bolts Guide for the Connecticut Practitioner
November 1, 2001 Revised Article 9 of the UCC: A Nuts and Bolts Guide for the Connecticut Practitioner
March, 2001 Venture for Dummies: An Introduction to Venture Capital
November 15, 2000 Revised Article 9 of the UCC in Connecticut
November 14, 2000 Corporate Governance: Do Your Shared Really Matter
June 16, 2000 Financing the Enterprises of the Internet: Using Intellectual Property as Collateral For a Loan
April 2000 Fundamentals of Revised Article 9
April 2000 Legal Pitfalls in E-commerce
March 2000 Surfing the Law: Real-Time Applications of Proposed Intellectual Statutes
March 2000 Voting Rights in Syndicated and Participated Transactions
March 2000 The Curious Case of Microzon.com - A Case Study in Intellectual Property Financing
May 1999 Subordination and Intercreditor Agreements
November 1997 Lending to Limited Liability Entities
August 1997 Lending to Limited Liability Entities
April 1997 How the New Article 9 Will Change Your Life
October 1996 How the New Article 9 Will Change Your Life
August 1996 Financing the Family Owned Business
February 1996 Key Issues in Subordination and Intercreditor Agreements
August 1995 Lending to Limited Liability Companies
September 1994 Current Issues in Article 7 Transactions
1998 - 2000 Executive Enterprises Panels on Loan Documentation and Asset Based Lending Member: Professional Affiliations •American Bar Association: Commercial Finance Committee: Chair (August 2010-Present), Vice Chair (2007-2010), Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Programs (2003-2007); Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property Financing (1997-2002); Committee on Uniform Commercial Code; Regional Coordinator, Joint ABA/NCCUSL National Task Force for the Enactment of Revised Article 9; Member, Connecticut Revised Article 9 Task Force (2000-2001), Member, Connecticut Law Revision Commission Advisory Committee on 2010 Amendments to UCC Article 9 (2010) Community Involvement •Amherst Association of Connecticut
•Connecticut Venture Group: President, Hartford Chapter (2003-2008); Member, State Board of Directors
•Turnaround Management Association, Connecticut Chapter: Board of Directors
•Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys
•Town of West Hartford: coach, youth soccer and baseball
•Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford: Permanent Board Member; Former President and Board Chair
•Leadership Greater Hartford
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