Jim Byrd, President

Our Founder and President, Jim Byrd, is a veteran corporate attorney and venture capital professional who possesses a unique blend of both legal and entrepreneurial skills. Jim has served as attorney, strategic adviser, venture capital partner and corporate executive to numerous private and public companies in his distinguished 37 year career.

Jim began his career as an attorney at Baker & Hostetler prior to founding his own law firm in 1987. A highly experienced corporate and securities attorney, Jim is a skilled and seasoned business professional, having worked with all types of businesses, from start-up to publicly traded companies.

Jim brings over 3 decades of experience to his corporate finance and public markets practice, having worked with dozens of companies through the process of raising capital and going public.

As a trial lawyer, Jim has extensive experience trying cases in both State and Federal Courts, in front of the SEC and FINRA and has argued cases in front of The Florida Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals.

A lifelong business builder, Jim has owned and managed a successful private equity and venture capital firm, working with growing companies in the technology, media, finance, manufacturing, distribution, automotive, oil and gas, real estate, and health and wellness industries. He has served, at times, as Chairman, CEO, General Counsel and Director of numerous private and public companies, including Vice Chairman of Success Magazine, N.Y. (1998 – 2000).