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James Kaddaras

James Kaddaras
Partner
Debt, Structuring, and Legal Affairs

Jim Kaddaras joined DWM in 2005 and is a partner in the firm. He is a member of the DWM credit and investment committees. A practicing lawyer for many years, Jim is responsible for the legal aspects of the firm's transactions and corporate structures. He currently heads the lending team, pending the hiring of a director of lending operations, and spends a considerable amount of time negotiating and executing the firm's private equity transactions as well. Currently he serves on the board of two portfolio companies in Latin America.

Prior to joining DWM, Jim served as President and CEO of Working Capital and then as VP for Special Projects at ACCION International, a leading microfinance network, following the merger of Working Capital with ACCION USA that he negotiated in 2001. At ACCION, Jim was the chief architect and principal negotiator and fundraiser for ACCION Investments, a $20 million Fund investing in microfinance institutions in Latin America and Africa. Previously, Jim spent 12 years as an international lawyer with BankBoston, where he had a wide-ranging financial law practice, much of which focused on Latin America. Prior to that, Jim was a foreign service officer for five years, including postings in Greece and Panama.

Jim received his B.A. in French magna cum laude from Tufts University and his J.D. from The George Washington University National Law Center. He works professionally in French, Greek, Portuguese, and Spanish and has a working knowledge of German and Italian.