Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law Corporate Governance and Compliance Law Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Securities / Capital Markets Law
James Oliver
Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2024 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
James P. Oliver focuses his legal practice on corporate law matters. As an attorney in Hahn Loeser’s Business Practice Area, James provides strategic advice to clients on a wide variety of matters, including corporate transactions, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracts, financings and more. James strives to understand the business goals and objectives of each client and approaches legal issues with these goals and objectives in mind.
James received his juris doctor from Case Western Reserve School of Law where he was Publisher for the Case Western Reserve Law Review and a member of the Corporate Finance Law Alliance. He also served as an extern to the Honorable Donald C. Nugent of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. While attending Hamilton College, James spent one semester in Washington, D.C. interning at the Public Integrity Section of the United States Department of Justice, which oversees the prosecution of elected and appointed public officials at all levels of government.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, James attended St. Ignatius High School and continues to be an active alumnus.
Overview
- Case Western Reserve University, J.D., graduated 2018
- Hamilton College, B.A., graduated 2015
- Ohio, Ohio State Bar Association, 2018
- American Bar Association - Member
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association - Member
- Federal Bar Association - Member
- Ohio, Ohio State Bar Association, 2018
- American Bar Association - Member
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association - Member
- Federal Bar Association - Member
- Case Western Reserve University, J.D., graduated 2018
- Hamilton College, B.A., graduated 2015
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 for work in:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
Awards:
Smart Business Dealmakers Rising Stars, 2024
Ones to Watch, Best Lawyers®, Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2024-26; Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, 2024-26; Corporate Law, 2024-26; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2024-26; Securities/Capital Markets Law, 2024-26; Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, 2026
Rising Star, Ohio Super Lawyers®, Business/Corporate, 2024-25
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