James Reid Nelson

Jim Nelson is a partner in the Corporate Finance Department and is a member of the Asset Securitization Group, the Cross-Border Institutional Private Placement Group, the Lease Finance Group, and the Project Finance Group. Jim was a founding member of Chapman’s Diversity Committee, and previously served on Chapman’s partner compensation committee, management committee, hiring committee, and associate review committee.

Jim has extensive experience in corporate finance and securities offerings, including private placements of debt (both secured and unsecured) and equity, Rule 144A offerings, equipment and real estate leasing transactions, credit tenant loan transactions, complex project and facility financings, and asset securitization transactions. In recent years, Jim has also worked extensively with clients in energy-related financings, cross-border private placements, and federal government financings. He is also a CPA (inactive status).