James Grayer has more than 20 years of experience in private practice, and has most recently held an executive position as a Representation & Warranty Insurance underwriter and policy specialist.
In private practice, James has acted as counsel to C-suite executives and boards of directors in transactional, contract, compliance, governance and disclosure matters. He has advised on mergers and acquisitions (domestic & international) for publicly and privately-held corporations and private equity firms across a wide variety of industries, with a particular focus on branded consumer goods and biotech / life sciences.
James has experience advising on joint ventures for domestic and international clients and has provided outside general counsel advice to several publicly traded company clients. He has a working knowledge of SEC rules applicable to public companies, and has led all aspects of transaction structuring, diligence, negotiation, drafting and execution on a wide variety of matters.
- Advised Admiral Group plc on the sale of Compare.com Insurance Agency, LLC to Insurify, Inc.
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Contact details
- Clifford Chance, New York
- +1 212 878 8282
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- Practice area M&A corporate, Insurance, M&A & other corporate transactions
Career and qualifications
- Middlebury College, B.A,, 1988
Awards and citations
- Legal 500 US recognized (2009, 2012–2016)