LAWYER PROFILE
James W Hovis

James W Hovis

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Real Estate Finance

Syndicated Lending

Career

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

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Banking & Finance - North Carolina

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James Hovis is a veteran finance lawyer who has built an excellent reputation for his abilities in lender-side financing transactions. Clients regularly turn to him for advise on LBO financing, acquisition finance, real estate finance and restructurings.

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Florida: South

North Carolina

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