James V. Hatem

Practice Areas

Insurance Litigation

Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Transactions

Career

Jim Hatem focuses his practices on general corporate counseling, mergers, acquisitions and real estate. As leader of Nixon Peabody’s Insurance Regulatory practice, he represents insurers before insurance regulators throughout the country.

/My focus

Business counseling and transactional

I counsel most of my clients regarding major initiatives, including formation, financing, contracting, compliance, tax planning, leasing, disputes, acquisitions and divestitures. For one client, this involved the purchase, leasing and ultimate sale of an office tower. Recently, I assisted a homeowner’s insurer expand into automobile insurance through the acquisition of two automobile insurance carriers.

Insurance regulatory

I’ve been actively representing insurance companies for over 30 years, handling the insurance regulatory issues for clients in our other offices throughout the country. Most recently, I provided the insurance experience to the health care providers that successfully blocked the taking of $110 million from a medical malpractice joint underwriting association and forced a distribution of it all to them.

Lobbying

I’ve been lobbying before the New Hampshire Legislature since 1991 on behalf of insurance companies, trade associations and related parties on issues ranging from insurance regulation, taxes and financial regulation to tort reform and genetic testing.

/Looking ahead

For insurers, financial pressure from frequency and severity of storms and increased global regulation. In general, demand for constant vigilance to steer around and manage general business risks.

Professional Memberships

American, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Manchester bar associations

Bow, NH, School District, Moderator

Gunstock Ski Club, Director

Bow Rotary Club, former member

Education