Education

University of Florida College of Law, J.D., with honors
New York University, LL.M., Taxation
Florida State University, B.S., cum laude, Engineering Science

Bar Admissions

Florida

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James L. Main

Partner
Jacksonville
t: 904-798-7319

James L. Main leads Holland & Knight’s Private Equity Funds Practice Group. He focuses his practice in the areas of private equity fund formation and private equity investments in portfolio companies and also practices in the areas of corporate, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and other commercial transactions.

Mr. Main has represented a broad range of private equity funds, public and private companies, businesses, and individuals in various types of commercial transactions. His experience includes private equity fund formation, venture capital investments, corporate acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, redemptions and reorganizations, syndication and finance, loan workouts representing both lenders and borrowers, asset acquisitions and dispositions, shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, employment agreements, and the federal income tax planning and consequences of all of the foregoing.

Professional Honors & Awards

  • Order of the Coif
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine
  • Law Review

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • Florida Bar Association
  • Jacksonville Bar Association
  • Rotary Club of Deerwood, President and Board of Directors
  • Jacksonville Chapter of Association for Corporate Growth, Board of Directors

Published Articles & Books

  • "Securities Regulation: Section 16(b) Purchase and Sale - An Objective or Subjective Approach," 26 University of Florida Law Review 373, 1974