Practice Areas
Education
- B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000
- J.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004
Bar & Court Admissions
- Georgia, 2004
- North Carolina, 2006
James R. Forrest
- Research Triangle Office
- TEL: (919) 286-8052
- FAX: (919) 416-8352
jamesforrest@mvalaw.com
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James Forrest serves as legal counsel to many companies, providing advice regularly to corporate executives concerning various corporate legal matters. Mr. Forrest has extensive experience in mergers, acquisitions, company divestitures, transactional due diligence, company formation, and the drafting and negotiation of purchase agreements, operating agreements, shareholders’ agreements, employment agreements, consulting agreements, loan agreements, confidentiality agreements and strategic arrangements.
In addition to his corporate practice, Mr. Forrest also practices in the area of commercial real estate, assisting companies with property sales and acquisitions, and various leasing matters.
Representative Matters
- Represented a pharmacy automation client in connection with the acquisition of a competing division of a Fortune 15 company
- Negotiated a multi-million dollar maintenance agreement with one of the largest health care organizations in the country
- Represented a large, non-profit client in the acquisition and development of a large parcel of commercial real property in the Research Triangle Park area
- General counsel to international company providing technology services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies
- Represented a client with respect to the divestiture of its assisted living facilities
- Initiated and developed processes to address procurement, customer and vendor related legal needs with multiple clients
Publications
"PDA is Great, NDA is Vital" (Raleigh News and Observer, May 17, 2009)
Of Note
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Named a North Carolina Rising Star by the 2010 North Carolina Super Lawyers Magazine
- Board of Directors, Durham Symphony Orchestra
- Board of Directors, Durham CrimeStoppers
- Leadership Triangle Program, Class of 2008
- Leadership Durham Program, Class of 2007
- Began his practice with an international law firm in Atlanta, Georgia, where he advised some of the largest companies in the world
- Articles Editor, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation, 2003-2004
- Clerked for the late North Carolina Senator Hamilton C. Horton, Jr., 2003
- Honed his business acumen through his involvement in the start-up of a successful plaintiff's practice, 2001
- Clerked for North Carolina Senator James S. Forrester, 2000-2001
News
- Thirty-six Moore & Van Allen Attorneys Named to North Carolina Super Lawyers 2010
- James Forrest Authors News & Observer Article
- James Forrest Appointed to the Board of Directors for the Durham Symphony Orchestra
- James Forrest Elected to the Board of Directors for Durham CrimeStoppers
- James Forrest Completes Leadership Triangle Program
- Four MVA Attorneys Receive 2008 VLP Pro Bono Awards
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Durham County Bar Association
- Atlanta Bar Association
- North Carolina Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
- Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, Young Professionals Network