Corporate finance and securities counsel for families, funds, and the middle market.
Nearly 30 years structuring, documenting, and negotiating the transactions that connect capital providers with the businesses and sponsors raising it. Institutional-quality work, delivered directly by the attorney you hire.
Figures describe Mr. Barnes’s career experience, including work at prior firms. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Counsel across the capital stack.
Having represented capital providers, investors, and those raising capital, Jason brings each side’s view of the deal to the table, across the full life of an investment or a company.
Fund Formation & Alternative Investments
Structuring and documenting private investment funds and co-investment vehicles for sponsors, managers, and the families and institutions that invest alongside them.
Learn more 02Capital Markets & Securities Offerings
Private placements and exempt offerings, structured to raise capital efficiently and to stay on the right side of federal and state securities law.
Learn more 03Family Office Advisory
Governance, structure, and investment infrastructure for families moving from an operating business to institutional-grade capital management.
Learn more 04EB-5 Finance
Transactional and securities counsel for EB-5 regional centers, project developers, and the foreign investors who fund them.
Learn more 05M&A, Joint Ventures & Structured Finance
Acquisitions, joint ventures, and financing structures for middle-market businesses and the investors who back them.
Learn more 06Real Estate Capital & Transactions
Joint ventures, capital stacks, and investment structures for real estate sponsors and the capital partners who invest with them.
Learn moreInstitutional-quality counsel without institutional overhead.
The firm is built for clients who need sophisticated structuring and direct partner attention, not a large-firm staffing pyramid.
How engagements workFamily offices & private investors
Governance, investment vehicles, and co-investments.
Fund sponsors & managers
Formation, offerings, and adviser questions.
Middle-market businesses
Capital raises, acquisitions, and joint ventures.
Real estate sponsors
Joint ventures, capital stacks, and syndications.
Cross-border investors
Inbound capital, EB-5, and offshore offerings.
Capital providers
Debt, preferred equity, and participations.
Clear scope. Direct involvement. Systems that keep work moving.
The attorney you hire does the work
Jason leads every engagement personally, from structuring through closing, and brings in co-counsel and specialists where a matter calls for them.
Scope and fees agreed up front
Engagements begin with a written scope and fee arrangement, including fixed or phased fees where the work allows, so there are no surprises at closing.
Technology-enabled delivery
The practice runs on time, deadline, and document systems Jason built and uses every day. Some of them are shared in the Lab.
Insights, research, and practice tools.
Writing and tools from an active securities practice, for clients, colleagues, and anyone who wants to work smarter.
Writing on private capital
Analysis of private funds, securities offerings, family office trends, and the economics of professional work.
Read WeeklySecurities Compliance Weekly
Regulatory developments and market trends for fund managers, advisers, and family offices.
Subscribe ToolsPractice tools
The Legal Timekeeper, Legal Minder, and the systems behind a technology-enabled practice.
Explore the LabDiscuss a transaction or offering.
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