James E. "Jim" Slater

James E. "Jim" Slater


Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Recognized since 2006

Orlando, Florida

Practice Areas

Real Estate Law

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Jim Slater’s primary area of practice is transactional real estate law, including land use and zoning issues, acquisition, development, construction, financing, sales and brokerage.Mr. Slater’s additional areas of practice have included commercial litigation, antitrust, contracts, business torts, foreclosures, and land use and zoning matters.From 1986 until 1991, Mr. Slater served as President of ZOM Properties, Inc.; Vice President of ZOM, Inc. and ZOM Development Inc., and as General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer for all U.S. real estate operations for the ZOM Group of companies. This Florida-based investment and development group specializes in the acquisition, development, construction, management, brokerage, and sale of U.S. real estate properties in association with foreign investors.Mr. Slater remains General Counsel and Secretary of the Board of Directors for ZOM Holding Inc., as well as Secretary for the rest of the entities comprising the ZOM Group. Today the ZOM companies are among Mr. Slater’s notable clients, which Mr. Slater has represented for the last 40 years.

Location
  • 390 North Orange Avenue, Suite 1400
    Orlando, FL 32801-4961
Education
  • University of Florida, JD, graduated 1972
  • Princeton University, BA, graduated 1970
Bar Admissions
  • Florida, Florida
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Orange County Bar Association - Member
  • The Florida Bar - Member

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Real Estate Law
Awards:
  • AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating with Martindale-Hubbell
  • The Best Lawyers in America® for Real Estate Law (2006-2018)
  • Chambers USA: A Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers – Real Estate (2003-2018)
  • Best Lawyers by Orlando Magazine (2009-2016)
  • Florida Super Lawyers (2008-2012)
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Securitization and Structured Finance Law

Publications

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