James Frank Fotenos

James (Jim) F. Fotenos is a strategic adviser on a range of corporate, securities, and pass-through entity issues, with particular experience representing private issuers in equity and debt financings, corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions. Business and industry players rely on his counsel for a range of complex matters surrounding entity formation, equity and debt financing, equipment leasing, and real estate investment and syndication. Mr. Fotenos also has a notable background assisting with shaping California and national business law.

Mr. Fotenos was a partner at Greene Radovsky Maloney Share & Hennigh, which merged with Fox Rothschild in 2021. He earned a J.D., Order of the Coif, at Stanford Law School, an MBA at Stanford Business School, and an AB, with distinction, from Stanford University.

Mr. Fotenos was the co-author/editor of two California Rutter Practice Guides on corporation and pass-through entities from 2011 to 2021. He is the longtime editor of “In Our Opinion,” the quarterly newsletter of the Legal Opinions Committee of the American Bar Association's Business Law Section. Mr. Fotenos has served as an expert consultant and witness on corporate governance and pass-through entities.