Jim is a leading corporate finance professional with over 30 years of experience advising both public and private businesses across Canada. Jim is well known for his many years advising Empire Company Limited, Sobeys Inc. as well as the Sobey Family and other public companies. He has acted for many of Atlantic Canada’s greatest entrepreneur success stories and advised some of Canada’s largest and most successful businesses. Jim has experience advising clients from both a legal and financial perspective and his clients include families, small privately-held businesses, large public and private companies, entertainment and media providers, manufacturers, food service companies, energy firms and one of Canada’s leading national food retailers. In addition to Jim’s extensive legal experience, he is also a professional engineer with extensive experience in Canada’s Energy Sector.