James Jones' practice is concentrated in commercial, real estate, and fund finance. He regularly advises lenders and borrowers regarding acquisition and development financing, construction lending, subscription lines of credit, bridge loans, asset-based lending, mezzanine lending, loan participations and syndications, factoring, equipment leasing, the acquisition and disposition of distressed debt, creditor’s rights, workouts, foreclosures, and restructures. He is active in tax advantaged lending, including low income housing tax credits, new market tax credits, and historic tax credits. He regularly speaks and advises funds, investors, and lenders regarding the Opportunity Zone Program.
Representative Presentations and Publications
•Opportunity Zone Program, Guest Lecturer, University of Utah, Masters of Real Estate Development (November 28, 2018)
• Opportunity Zones' designated in Logan, providing incentives to investors, Quoted, The Herald Journal (June 20, 2018)
• Personal Property and the UCC: Secured Parties' Rights and Remedies in Troubled Times, Co-Author, Utah Banker (Issue 2, 2017)
• Amendments to Utah Foreclosure Notice Requirements - Traps for the Unwary Apartment, Condominium and Residential Housing Lender, Co-Author, Utah Banker (Issue 1, 2017)
• Organizing for Development, Guest Lecturer, University of Utah, Real Estate MBA Program (September 26, 2016)
• Back in the REO Business: Assessing the Value of Real Estate Loans and Bank Owned Real Estate, Co-Author, The Utah Banker Magazine (Fall 2008)
• ACORD Insurance Certificates: Does Your Borrower Really Have Coverage?, Co-Author, The Utah Banker Magazine (Spring 2008)
• Round and Round the Mulberry Bush ... Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreements, Co-Author, The Utah Banker Magazine (Winter 2008)
• An Introduction to Real Estate Lending, Presenter, Utah State Bar Meeting (March 9, 2007)
• Valuing Intangible Assets in Bankruptcy Cases, Co-Author, Utah Bar Journal, Vol. 18 No. 2 (Mar./Apr. 2005)
Professional Recognition and Awards
•Utah Banking & Finance Law Section, Lawyer of the Year (2018)
•Utah’s Legal Elite: Banking/Financial, Utah Business Magazine (2017-2020)
•Up and Coming (2012)
Other Professional Experience
•United States District Court, Judicial Clerk to Hon. Robert Clive Jones (2003-2004)
•United States Bankruptcy Court, Judicial Clerk to Hon. Robert Clive Jones (2003)
Related News & Events
• Mar 02
Snell & Wilmer Attorneys Recognized by Utah Business Magazine As 2020 Utah Legal Elite
• Feb 01
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• Jun 20
Person Property and the UCC: Secured Parties' Rights and Remedies in Troubled Times
Utah Banker
• Mar 16
Amendments to Utah Foreclosure Notice Requirements - Traps for the Unwary Apartment, Condominium and Residential Housing Lender
Utah Banker
• Feb 01
Utah Legal Elite Recognizes 27 Snell & Wilmer Attorneys
• Jan 05
15 Snell & Wilmer Attorneys Named to 2012 Utah Legal Elite
• Jan 04
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