James Gordon
Attorney, United Kingdom
About
James studied law at Oxford University before spending two years at one of the big four Japanese securities houses. He trained at Linklaters and subsequently worked for them in London, New York and Tokyo. In 1994, he left Linklaters to become one of the founding partners of Gordons. As well as being a solicitor since 1988, he was admitted as an attorney and counsellor at law at the Bar of the State of New York in 1990.
James is a highly rated corporate and banking lawyer based in Gordon's London office. His expertise is in banking, securities, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and commercial tie-ups generally.
James is much sought after by clients for the depth of his expertise, knowledge and experience, along with his ability to match the service provided by the ‘bigger guns’ of the corporate world.
Gordons Corporate and Commercial Expertise
We provide a comprehensive and practical service covering all aspects of public and private corporate, corporate finance, banking and commercial work, ranging from the incorporation of new companies to advising on complex M&A and finance transactions. In particular, we have experience of advising on:
- Acquisitions and disposals of companies and businesses
- Management buy-outs and buy-ins
- Joint ventures
- Shareholder Agreements
- Venture capital and private equity transactions
- Corporate reorganisations and rescues
- Equity and Debt Fundraisings (including public offerings of securities)
- Public takeovers
- Public listings
- Establishment of, and investment by venture capital trusts
- Project, trade and asset finance
- Directors″ responsibilities and corporate governance generally
- Company secretarial work
- Acquisitions and disposals of companies and businesses
- Terms of trading
- E-commerce
- Outsourcing
- Agency and distributorship
- Franchising
- Licensing
- Supply, procurement and distribution contracts
- Consumer protection
- Trade regulation
Our corporate clients are based in the United Kingdom and abroad.
Our clients range from ″household names″ to owner-managed businesses and start-ups. Our commercial and responsive approach allows us to consistently ″punch above our weight″ and provide our clients with what we feel is a unique combination of expertise and value for money in an increasingly competitive market place for corporate and commercial legal services.