Back to Professionals James C. Waddoups Attorney / Partner, Director, Secretary Salt Lake City Licensure: UT Biography pdf version James is an attorney, partner, director, and officer with Fabian VanCott. James practices in the areas of business, commercial and real estate transactions, with an emphasis on tax planning for those transactions. He acts as lead counsel in mergers and acquisitions, entity formations, complex entity structures, real estate transactions, debt and equity financing and other commercial deals. James assembles teams of attorneys from Fabian VanCott’s different practice areas to handle complex transactions across a variety of industries and involving clients of every size. James also helps clients with tax structuring, estate planning and creating organizational structures for trusts, charitable foundations and nonprofit organizations. He graduated from the University of Utah College of Law and is admitted to practice in the state of Utah. Practice Areas Business Formation, Reorganization & Exits Capital Raising & Offerings Contracts & Agreements Corporate Governance & Securities Compliance Incentive Equity & Compensation Mergers & Acquisitions Asset Protection Planning Federal, State & International Taxation Tax-Exempt Organizations & Charitable Planning Transactional & Business Tax Planning Business & Transactions Tax & Estate Planning Professional History Shareholder, Board Director and officer, Fabian VanCott Member, the Utah State Bar Member, American Bar Association Admitted to Utah State Bar, 2002; U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, 2002 Education J.D., University of Utah, College of Law, 2002; Note and Comment Editor, 2001–2002, Staff Member, 2000–2001, Journal of Land, Resources, and Environmental Law; Appellate Advocacy Team Member, 2001–2002, Fordham Securities Law Competition, 2002; Member, Phi Delta Phi Legal Society B.A., American Studies, Brigham Young University, 1998 Community Service Guest Lecturer, S.J. Quinney College of Law, “Non-profits and Public Charities,” 2007, and “Choice of Entity,” 2008 Publications & Presentations Published: Federal Reserved Water Rights Under the Wilderness Act: “Is it Finally Here to Stay?” 20 J. Land Resources & Envt. L. 335, 2000 Presenter, “Red Flag Tax Issues,” CLE, 2008 Presenter, “Common Ground on Corporate and Real Property Transactions,” CLE, 2007 Presenter, “Conflicts of Interest (Ethics): Overview of the Ethical Considerations of Sarbanes Oxley and Other Trends,” CLE, 2005 Recognition and Awards Recognized by Utah Business Magazine as one of their 2013 40 under 40 business professional leaders to watch who are putting a fresh foot forward in the business world Recognized by Super Lawyers magazine as a “Mountain States Rising Star” in Business & Corporate Law Recognized by Utah Business magazine as a “Legal Elite” in the field of Tax Law Recognized by Utah Business magazine as a “Legal Elite” in Business & Corporate Law Elected by Fabian VanCott shareholders to the Board of Directors 2009-2022
