James Alterbaum has over 30 years' experience in corporate, securities, commercial, employment and computer law. Mr. Alterbaum has a background in accounting and finance and takes a business and entrepreneurial approach to the law, serving public, private, and corporate clients in diversified fields – including a number of regional accounting firms.

A dynamic speaker, who lectures regularly for the National Business Institute, and prolific author, whose most recent contribution appears on Aspatore’s Corporate Law Best Practices, Mr. Alterbaum has written numerous trade articles. He has appeared on several TV and radio programs such as CNBC's Money Talk, Today's Business, Sky Radio and WLIE, and has been interviewed by a variety of publications, including The New York Times, Crain’s New York Business, Long Island Business News, and Entrepreneur magazine. Mr. Alterbaum currently serves on the Portfolio Advisory Board of the Eugene M. Lang Center for Entrepreneurship at Columbia University's School of Business and lectures regularly to Columbia's MBAs. He is a recipient of the University's "Mentor of the Year" award and serves on the Long Island Board of The Institute of Management Accountants. Mr. Alterbaum is a senior partner in the Corporate, Securities and M & A practice.

• Yale Law School, J.D., 1977
• University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, B.S., summa cum laude, 1974

• Institute of Management Accountants
• Advisory Board of Columbia University's Eugene M. Lang Center for Entrepreneurship

• New York, 1978
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1978

• Business Negotiations & Legal Audits - National Conference of CPAs
• Business Succession Planning Seminar - Jewish National Fund
• Business Valuation - Association of Professional Financial Consultants
• Buying or Selling A Business - Small Business Development Center
• Contracts & Copyrights - International Association of Business Communicators
• Corporate Governance - Institute of Management Accountants
• How to Develop A Business Plan - American Women's Economic Development Corp.
• Legal Aspects of Financing - Yonkers Entrepreneurial Center
• Legal Liabilities for Accountants - N.Y. Society of Independent Accountants
• Raising Capital for Your Business - L.I. Women's Institute
• Sarbanes Oxley (What New York Attorneys Need to Know) - National Business Institute
• The Law of the Internet and Computer Law - E. Manhattan Chamber of Commerce
• How to Make the Most of Federal, State And New York City Incentive Programs
• Mezzanine Debt & Private Equity - Tools for Growth/Exit Strategies - Long Island Private Equity Forum