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AMES MAIWURM, FORMER chair emeritus and senior counsel, is a seasoned law firm leader and business and transactional lawyer. During his tenure as chair
and global CEO of the legal practice, he led combinations with a 475-lawyer UK/ Western European firm, an 80-lawyer Australian firm, and a 300-lawyer US-based firm with offices in the Middle East, as well as other growth initiatives around the world, including Asia. James’s law practice has involved the representation of a diverse range of businesses in private equity infusions, public offerings, and sophisticated domestic and international acquisitions, dispositions, financings, and joint ventures. He also counsels senior management and boards of directors on matters such as corporate governance and disclosure issues, the development of acquisition strategies, and dealing with financing sources. James brings to his practice a unique business perspective. In addition to leadership positions within Squire Patton Boggs, he served as chair and CEO and led the restructuring of a prominent publicly held international engineering firm. He dealt with clients throughout the world, negotiated and managed major asset dispositions, orchestrated a debt restructuring, and built effective relationships with divergent constituencies, including bondholders, stockholders, joint venture partners, employees, and customers.
James J. Maiwurm, Chairman Emeritus of a global law firm and former CEO of Kaiser Group International, brings decades of legal and business leadership. With deep global experience and strong family support, he offers a seasoned perspective shaped by service and strategic insight. JAMES MAIWURM
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