Mr. Chiafullo focuses in the areas of corporate, securities, commercial and real estate law.  Prior to joining Cohen & Grigsby, Mr. Chiafullo was a general partner for 10+ years with Thorp Reed & Armstrong in Pittsburgh and in-house counsel with Gulf Oil Corporation in Pittsburgh and Houston, Texas.  He is a frequent lecturer and author for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute in the areas of corporate, finance and franchise law.  He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America for corporate mergers and acquisitions and business.

Jim concentrates his practice in:

• Corporate, securities, commercial and real estate finance
• Mergers and acquisitions, transactional, antitrust, construction law
• Contract review, drafting and negotiation
• Commercial transactions, real estate and franchise law
• Representation of banks, general contractors, developers, homeowner/condominium associations, physicians, manufacturers, environmental remediation contractors, television stations, geotechnical engineers, franchisors and franchisees 

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, 1984, and Texas, 1983

Education

• J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1983
• B.A. (Economics), University of Pittsburgh, 1980

Noteworthy

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for corporate mergers and acquisitions and business

Representative Matters

• General Counsel to, and a member of the board of directors of, a publicly traded environmental company
• Letter of credit bank counsel in taxable and tax exempt bond and note issues
• Construction finance, bank syndicate lead counsel
• Counsel to bank in structured financing for gaming industry
• Counsel to acquirer of a computer service company
• Counsel to AMEX-listed company in security matters

Memberships

• Member, Hearing Committee serving the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
• Member, American Bar Association (Antitrust Subcommittee)
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Member, Texas Bar Association