Dentons

Banking and Finance

Partner

Ian is a Partner (previously Senior Associate, made Partner in 2021) in Dentons' London office. He is a member of the Trade and Commodity Finance practice group.

Since qualifying as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2009, Ian has focused on international structured trade and commodity finance transactions, including the production, transportation and sale of commodities, and receivables financing and invoice discounting transactions.

Ian acts for banks, borrowers and commodities trading houses and has particular experience of borrowing base, pre-export, prepayment and Islamic financing structures as well as extensive general banking experience.

Previous employment:

Associate/Senior Associate – Watson Farley & Williams LLP (2009 – 2015) Legal Secondee – ABN AMRO Bank N.V., London Branch (2010 – 2011) Trainee Solicitor – Watson Farley & Williams LLP (2007 – 2015)