James Carlson has been a senior partner at the leading global law firm, Mayer Brown (New York, USA), serving as a leader of the firm's global corporate and securities practices, partner in charge of the firm's New York office and a member of the firm's management committee.
His practice focused on public and private securities and capital markets financings, public M&A, private equity and hedge funds and board advisory work, and he was commended as one of the leading global capital markets lawyers.
Professor Carlson has been an adjunct professor at New York University Law School since 1994, teaching classes in securities and capital markets regulation, derivatives, corporate governance, microfinance and ethics, and has also been an adjunct professor at New York University Stern School of Business for 5 years.
Education
B.A., Princeton University, magna cum laude
JD., Northwestern University, cum laude
Areas of Focus
Practices
Mergers & Acquisitions, Public Companies & Corporate Governance, Financial Institutions M&A, Capital Markets, Social Finance, Banking & Finance, Corporate & Securities, Financial Asset Sales, Emerging Markets
Industries
Private Equity, Fund Formation & Investment Management