Jim Kuykendall

Prior to joining IBG Fox & Fin, Jim Kuykendall spent 20 years as a corporate attorney, corporate director, and business owner. Jim has worked on M&A transactions across the United States and in Mexico and Asia, with deal sizes ranging from $1 million to $1 billion.  

Jim worked on the ground in 11 countries in Asia as general counsel (Asia Pacific) for a multinational industrial minerals company. He also served as vice president and general counsel (North America) with the same company, and as sales director managed a $200 million budget selling industrial minerals to Fortune 500 companies. He has experience in mining, industrial minerals, payments/banking, food and beverage, and utility industries.

Jim also owned and operated a successful Arizona business in the underground utility industry.

Jim is a fourth-generation Phoenician and enjoys living in Arizona with his wife and three children. He has been a fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for 25 years and has completed marathons and was an avid swimmer for many years.

Education

J.D., University of San Diego

MBA, University of San Diego

B.S., Business Administration-Finance, University of Arizona

Licenses

State Bar of California

Arizona Department of Real Estate

Presentations

“Selecting Counsel in HR Matters” (panelist), Society for Human Resource Management, Atlanta, 2004

“Navigating the M&A Landscape" (panelist), Mumbai, India, 2011