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James Grayer (He/Him)

James Grayer (He/Him)

Counsel

Counsel
James Grayer (He/Him)

James Grayer has more than 20 years of experience in private practice, and has most recently held an executive position as a Representation & Warranty Insurance underwriter and policy specialist.

In private practice, James has acted as counsel to C-suite executives and boards of directors in transactional, contract, compliance, governance and disclosure matters. He has advised on mergers and acquisitions (domestic & international) for publicly and privately-held corporations and private equity firms across a wide variety of industries, with a particular focus on branded consumer goods and biotech / life sciences.

James has experience advising on joint ventures for domestic and international clients and has provided outside general counsel advice to several publicly traded company clients. He has a working knowledge of SEC rules applicable to public companies, and has led all aspects of transaction structuring, diligence, negotiation, drafting and execution on a wide variety of matters.

  • Advised Admiral Group plc on the sale of Compare.com Insurance Agency, LLC to Insurify, Inc.

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Career and qualifications

  • Middlebury College, B.A,, 1988
  • Boston University School of Law, J.D., 1991
  • Admitted as Attorney-at-Law in New York 1992
  • Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP – Partner 2001-2017
  • Concord Specialty Risk – Executive Vice President, Underwriting 2017-2021
  • Joined Clifford Chance as Counsel 2021

Awards and citations

  • Legal 500 US recognized (2009, 2012–2016)