Mackenzie Hughes LLP is pleased to announce that James H. Nicoll has joined the firm as a partner in the business department. Nicoll’s practice will concentrate on representing public and private companies in a wide spectrum of matters, including general corporate, mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, venture capital, ongoing securities law compliance, and corporate governance.
Prior to joining Mackenzie Hughes, Nicoll spent 13 years practicing corporate law in New York City. His commercial experience includes representing clients in distribution, supply, and franchise agreement matters. He has significant experience representing clients in stock and asset sales and acquisitions and joint ventures. Nicoll has represented numerous issuers, placement agents and underwriters in public and private debt and equity offerings, tender offers, exchange offers, PIPEs, at-the-market offerings and registered direct offerings. He also regularly counsels clients with respect to SEC filings and has expertise in Dodd-Frank Act compliance.
Nicoll is the author of numerous articles concerning current trends and developments in corporate and securities law. He is also a frequent speaker at conferences and industry events relating to corporate and securities law. He received his juris doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in 2001 and his bachelor’s degree in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University in 1998.