Talcott, James K.

Bob is a corporate attorney and counsel to the firm. He has extensive experience in corporate finance and tax matters, securities broker-dealers, investment advisors, investment companies, life insurance companies, hedge funds, medical practice purchases and sales, insurance agencies and bank expansion into insurance and securities fields. He and other lawyers at the firm help organize startup companies. Bob also represents a number of closely held businesses in such industries as medicine, dentistry, hospitality, direct mail monitoring and list protection, computer software, insurance agency, securities brokerage, and investment management. Bob is especially familiar with the regulations and compliance imposed on securities broker-dealers, investment advisors, insurance companies and insurance agencies.

Bob’s finance practice is international in scope and involves clients in such diverse countries as Ireland, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa and Taiwan. In addition to his contributions to Legal Notes, he has authored several articles on the Internet and has a website at http://www.rkiggins.com. Bob also serves as a director of a number of private companies.

Bob is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese and has served a number of Hispano-American business clients. He is also a member of the Japan Society, where he is currently studying intermediate level Japanese.

Bob is also active with the Alternative Investment Compliance Association and maintains a blog on hedge fund developments entitled NY Metro Area Hedge Fund Law & News.

Areas of Experience

• Corporate Law: Bob’s services in this area include the following: business formations of startup companies and dispositions, contracts and negotiations, securities (public and private placements), mergers and acquisitions and industry regulatory compliance. His representative clients include small to mid-sized capitalization businesses based in the USA, the Republic of South Africa and Russia.
• Mergers and Acquisitions: Bob drafts and negotiates requisite documents, assists with regulatory approvals and gives structural and tax advice.
• Securities Placements: Bob can help a business raise capital through a variety of means, including private securities placements or public SEC registered offerings.
• Securities Practice: Bob represents a number of hedge fund, broker-dealer and investment adviser clients. in working with hedge funds, Bob also counsels clients on the appropriate use of third party escrow arrangements as to the legal effectivenss of the hedge fund. The emphasis of the practice is on both transactional and compliance work. His private placement experience includes diverse ventures, such as life settlements, private investment limited partnerships and real estate. Bob has represented clients in regulatory matters involving the SEC, NASD, NYSE and state securities regulators.
• Tax Law: Bob advises clients on taxes in a number of business tax areas including corporate, trusts and estates and partnerships.
• Transactional Tax Planning: Bob can provide assistance to persons buying or selling businesses as to how to structure the transaction for maximum tax efficiencies and benefits.
• Structural Tax Planning: Bob can help a business to form and maintain the right type of business entity or group of entities (such as a consolidated corporate group) for maximum tax efficiencies.
• Complex Tax Return Preparation: Bob can assist your company in preparation of complex corporate tax returns, such as returns for a consolidated corporate tax group.

Significant Matters & Cases

Bob has been involved in many different transactions in a variety of settings. Click at representative matters for a description of some of Bob's work.

Journals & Publications

Bob has written about numerous corporate and business topics. Click at publications & outlines for a description of some of these written materials.