James W. "Jim" Hovis

A member of the firm’s Financial Services group, Jim Hovis brings years of sophisticated, high-level experience to his finance and capital markets practice. For the majority of his career he managed the Financial Services group and served on the firm’s Management Committee from 1989 through 2015. He regularly represents national and regional financial institutions in complex financing transactions, including: Acquisition and leveraged buyout financing Subordinated debt facilities Syndicated finance facilities of all types Lease financings, utilizing both tax and synthetic structures Complex debt restructurings involving multiple classes of capital