James M. Elegante, Holme Roberts & Owen

Experience
James Elegante joined HRO’s Salt Lake City office in 2007 as a partner in the Commercial Law & Securities Practice Group. Mr. Elegante has had broad experience in managing various legal projects, both domestically and in cross-border matters. His experience includes corporate governance and compliance, arrangements and agreements for technology development, commercial transactions, energy procurement and sales, environmental permitting and compliance, safety and hygiene regulation, employment regulation, and dispute resolution through litigation and arbitration.

Prior to joining HRO, Mr. Elegante was Vice President and General Counsel of Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation, a Salt Lake City based subsidiary of the global resources Rio Tinto Group.

Professional & Community Affiliations

• Adjunct Professor, U.S. Constitutional Law in Italian, University of Turin, Turin, Italy, 1994
• Adjunct Professor, Immigration Law, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1988-1996
• Chair, United Way Campaign, Kennecott Corporate

Practice Areas

• Commercial Law and Securities
  
• Energy and Natural Resources
• Golf Course, Resort, and Community Development Team
• International Business Transactions
• Loan Workout and Distressed Assets Team
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Mining
• Open Lands and Ranch Services Team
• Pacific Rim/Asian Practice
• Real Estate, Development, Land Use and Financing
• Securities and Capital Markets
  

Education
J.D., University of Utah, 1978
M.A., University of Utah, 1974
B.A., Northern Arizona University, 1969

Bar Admissions
Utah since 1978
Wyoming since 1994