Hall Booth Smith Welcomes Jim Standard Back as Of Counsel

Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) has brought James “Jim” Standard back to its Atlanta office to serve as Of Counsel. Standard returns to the firm after having previously spent more than a decade at HBS.

Standard Brings 28 Years of Legal Experience

Standard joins the firm with over 28 years of legal experience. His background includes business transactions, corporate and partnership matters, tax, business litigation, and mergers and acquisitions. During his previous time with HBS, Standard served on the management committee and led the business litigation and transactional practice group.

His professional experience spans several industries, including financial services, manufacturing, health care, telecommunications, environmental services, and transportation and logistics. His work has involved:

Structuring tax-efficient reorganizations and joint ventures.
Negotiating commercial agreements and advising on executive compensation.
Representing companies in sales to private equity firms.
Advising on employment agreements, franchise agreements, shareholder agreements, and restrictive covenants.

Representative Matters and Litigation

Standard’s representative work includes assisting an international financial services firm with an acquisition to enter the U.S. market and representing a manufacturing company to secure a $24 million credit facility. He also advised an investment fund on the acquisition of farming and agribusiness operations valued at over $60 million.

In addition to transactional work, Standard has experience in tax controversies and business litigation. This includes handling contractual disputes, trade secret misappropriation, director and officer liability, and shareholder disputes.

Academic Background

Standard holds a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Georgia State University College of Law, as well as a Master of Laws in Taxation from New York University School of Law. From Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business, he earned a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Finance. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Washington University in St. Louis.

Managing Partner Alex H. Booth stated that Standard’s experience in tax matters, business litigation, and corporate transactions will be a “tremendous asset” to clients. It is not known when Standard officially resumed his duties at the Atlanta office.