About
James K. Dyer, Jr. (Jim) chairs Buchalter's Northern California Corporate Practice Group as Partner in Sacramento and San Diego. He has spent more than 30 years practicing corporate law and bank regulation, with a public accounting background. Jim counsels privately held businesses, a publicly traded company, and financial institutions as outside general counsel. His financial institutions practice covers bank mergers, acquisitions, and regulatory compliance. Jim spent over four years inside a large regional bank holding company as its counsel. He earned his J.D. from Texas Tech University School of Law and his B.A. from California State University, Sacramento. He builds corporate finance and capital strategies when clients raise money. He uses mergers and acquisitions work to support entry into new products, services, or markets.
Who is a good fit for James K. Dyer, Jr.
- Leaders of financial institutions planning a bank merger or acquisition.
- Owners of privately held businesses seeking counsel on a capital raise.
- Companies entering a new product, service, or market through an acquisition.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D.
- California State University, Sacramento, B.A.
- Bar admissions
- California
Recognition
- Legal 500 U.S. Elite, Corporate and M&A 2026
- Martindale-Hubbell Most Distinguished Attorney 2026
- Best Lawyers in America, 2022-2027
- Super Lawyer, 2022-2026
- Lawyer of the Year from Best Lawyers in America 2020, 2021, 2023, and 2026
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Represented $2.5 billion publically traded bank holding company in its acquisition of a $1 billion publicly traded bank holding company in an all-stock transaction valued over $140 million.
- Represented agricultural company in its roll-up of various entities to create a fully vertically integrated company.
- Represented large closely-held farming company’s buyout of large stakeholder.
- Represented a local accounting firm in its sale to a regional accounting firm.
- Represented an online retail company of high-quality vehicle protections products in its sale for cash and rollover equity.
- Represented an e-commerce company in connection with the sale of a product line in an all cash transaction.
- Represented international agricultural equipment manufacturer in its sale for cash and rollover equity.
- Represented agricultural service company in its sale for cash and rollover equity.
- Represented multi-state logistics company in its sale for cash and an earn-out.
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional