Jim Henderson is a member of Sutherland’s Corporate Practice Group, where he focuses on serving clients in the areas of finance, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, general corporate law, securities and governance.
He has represented the State of Georgia, numerous political subdivisions, hospitals, colleges and universities, and other nonprofit entities throughout the country. He also has represented investment banking firms in connection with project financings on both a taxable and tax-exempt basis.
Jim served as Sutherland’s Managing Partner from 1996 to 2005, during which time the firm experienced exceptional growth in both the number of clients served as well as the number of practicing lawyers.
PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND AWARDS
- Named to The Best Lawyers in America in the area of corporate law (2008–2011)
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Atlanta Bar Association
- Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
- Member and Past Chair, Board of Directors, Equal Justice Works, the largest provider of postgraduate public-interest law fellowships in the country (Washington, D.C.)
- Member, Lawyers Club of Atlanta
- Chair, Board of Directors, High Museum of Art (Atlanta)
- Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Woodruff Arts Center (Atlanta)
- Member, Board of Directors, Auburn Theological Seminary (New York)
- Member, Board of Visitors, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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