Jim Deiotte is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group. He represents public and private companies, private equity firms, and various financial institutions in a variety of complex matters including mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, securities transactions, tax and general corporate transactions. Prior to joining Akerman, Jim was a member of the corporate group for an international law firm, where his practice focused on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance transactions.
Before practicing law, Jim worked as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) for Ernst & Young within its tax and assurance practices, where he provided tax consulting services and conducted financial statement audits and reviews for public and private companies.