For over 20 years, James (Jim) Asmussen has provided legal and business advice and counsel to both large established and newly-formed companies. He often acts as general outside counsel to his clients, many of which are in the technology, software, healthcare, and food service industries. Mr. Asmussen's experience is as a corporate, securities and transactional lawyer, with an emphasis on merger and acquisitions transactions, private equity and venture capital transactions, entity formation and start-up, bank lending (representing either the bank or the borrower) and licensing. Mr. Asmussen has represented senior level executives in negotiating their employment and separation from their companies. Mr. Asmussen's approach to contested business issues is seeking to find collaborative and innovative solutions that result in getting a transaction accomplished. Mr. Asmussen's greatest job satisfaction is feeling that he is a part of his client's management team and that he is able to help them overcome the many challenges that a growing company encounters on the road to building a successful business.