Linklaters LLP

Banking, Corporate and Structured Lending

James advises arrangers, corporates and sponsors on all areas of bank lending, including global loans, syndicated finance, margin loans (often connected with IPOs) and restructuring across Europe and the emerging markets.

Until his return to the firm’s London office in 2013, James led the firm’s Middle East banking practice, and he continues to lead high-profile, Middle East-related transactions.

James helped develop lending structures involving a combination of Islamic and conventional finance and pioneered transactions involving jumbo pre-IPO syndicated margin loans and hybrid fund financings using proxies for LTVs.

July 2013 to date Partner, Linklaters London Dec 2008 - July 2013 Partner, Linklaters Dubai May 2008 - Nov 2008 Partner, Linklaters London 1998 - 2008 Associate, Managing Associate, Linklaters London 1996 - 1998 Trainee, Linklaters London

1994 - 1995 College of Law (LPC) 1991 - 1994 Trinity Hall, Cambridge, Law, M.A. 1986 - 1991 Wellington College