James V. Hatem

Lawyer information

Practice Areas

Jim Hatem focuses his practices on general corporate counselling, mergers, acquisitions and real estate. As leader of Nixon Peabody’s Insurance Regulatory practice, he represents insurers before insurance regulators throughout the country. Mr. Hatem specializes in insurance-related transactions that require his comprehensive understanding of the industry’s unique regulatory environment. His insurance experience includes mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, producers, captives, risk retention groups, self-insurance trusts, service contracts, extended warranties, formation, licensing, rehabilitations, insolvencies, regulator and attorney general investigations, drafting of rules and regulations, lobbying, 50 state surveys and opinions regarding insurance regulatory issues and outside general counsel work for personal lines insurers. His other experience includes mergers and acquisitions, and corporate counselling of credit unions, electronics part manufacturers and distributors, insurance brokers, residential and commercial glass companies, movie theatre chains, and office towers and charities, as well as trusts and estates work particular to New Hampshire.

Professional Memberships

Admitted to practice in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

Personal

University of Virginia, J.D.; Boston College, B.S.