Commercial lawyers

James Haikney

James is a commercial and projects lawyer, working in the green energy sector for almost 10 years across technologies including wind, solar, and green hydrogen. James spent three years in-house before returning to practice with Shoosmiths, and provides clear, to-the-point advice focussed on his clients’ objectives and commercial “big picture”. James advises widely on all commercial matters, including B2B and B2C commercial contract terms, and has experience delivering critical commercial contracts for green energy clients at critical stages of the realisation of new capital projects, including: manufacturing (including TSAs, EPCs, and electrolyser supply contracts) maintenance (both long and short term, whether or not supported by performance guarantees) energy offtake (including on- and off-site PPAs and hydrogen fuel offtake agreements) strategic partnerships (including commercial partnership agreements, framework contracts, joint ventures, and transitional services) James also advises on legal compliance and matters of energy regulation related to businesses in the green energy space. James joined Shoosmiths after working for three years as senior legal counsel at ITM Power, the Sheffield-based AIM-listed manufacturer of green hydrogen electrolysers. Over three years in-house James advised the business on key sale, maintenance, and supply contracts, and provided legal support on key strategic projects, including the establishment of a hydrogen mobility joint venture as well as three complex equity investment rounds totalling almost £500m.

Shoosmiths LLP

James Hawkeswood

Partner

Shakespeare Martineau LLP

James Hunter

Partner in corporate team based in Norwich. Also Head of Office, Norwich.

Mills & Reeve LLP

James Kamau

Managing Partner, IKM Advocates Chair, DLA Piper Africa

DLA Piper Africa, Kenya (IKM Advocates)

James McKay

Partner

Squire Patton Boggs

James McKeon

Partner

Campbells

James Morvell

James has a broad range of both corporate and general commercial experience, particularly in the areas of equity capital markets, corporate advice, and public and private M&A. James has acted for a diverse range of clients including publicly listed companies, private companies and multinational organisations. In particular, he has extensive corporate and transactional experience in the funds management and REIT sectors.

Hall & Wilcox

James Raanan

Partner and Head of Telecom activities.

Amit, Pollak, Matalon

James Tarling

CEO

Ashtons Legal

James Wilkson

James is a highly skilled corporate and commercial lawyer, who routinely advises clients on M&A transactions, capital fundraisings, shareholder agreements and general commercial arrangements. He particularly works with SMEs, high-growth enterprises and owner-managed businesses as they prepare for exits and other significant capital events.

Keystone Law

Jamie Berry

Managing Partner and Partner in Business Law

TWM Solicitors LLP

Jamie Earley

Jamie Earley is a Partner in our Corporate & Commercial team. Jamie Earley advises businesses on corporate matters, with a particular specialism in the tech sector and is adept at dealing with multi-jurisdictional transactions. He has been involved in some of the largest tech transactions in the region over the past two to three years. With extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions valued between £10 million and £40 million, Jamie provides strategic guidance to clients navigating high-value deals. He also advises on group reorganisations, shareholder agreements, LLP agreements and partnership agreements, ensuring businesses have the right structures in place to support growth and succession planning. Jamie acts as an external general counsel for several businesses, serving as a trusted advisor and sounding board on a wide range of legal issues. Clients appreciate Jamie’s responsiveness, tenacity, and pragmatic approach, valuing his ability to deliver commercially focused advice that supports their business objectives.

Lester Aldridge LLP

Jan Bruun Jørgensen

Andersen Partners

Jan Holthuis

Jan Holthuis, partner and lawyer at BUREN, specialises in corporate and commercial law. Jan has particular experience in China-related cross-border mergers and acquisitions and corporate restructuring, international technology transfers, product liability insurance claims and international arbitration.

Buren

Jan Örndahl

Senior Counsel

Castrén & Snellman

Jan Široký

Attorney-at-law, Partner, Head of the Corporate Law Team

Chrenek, Toman, Kotrba advokátní kancelár spol. s r.o.

Jan-Anders Wik

Partner

Waselius

Jan-Paul van der Hoek

Jan-Paul is a founder and partner of M&A boutique law firm 9Corporate in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He was lead counsel in a large number (over 100) of mainly international M&A transactions, for both listed and privately held companies, PE sponsors and management teams. He has also advised many companies on an array of corporate matters. Jan-Paul was consistently ranked personally in Chambers (band 3 PE and band 4 High-End capability), Legal 500 and IFLR1000; Jan-Paul won the “Gouden Zandloper” for Best M&A Lawyer of the Netherlands and was nominated for Best M&A Lawyer at the M&A Awards, both in Midmarket and High End, many times.

9Corporate

Jana Tögelová

As a strictly analytical thinker, Mgr. Tögelová is logical and straightforward, with great argumentation skills. The type of lawyer that will fight for you when you least expect it and once you work with her, you will never want anyone else to represent you. She specialises in transactional advice and M&A, real estate, energy, and construction law. For over 20 years, she has been successfully implementing ground-breaking projects in many areas, oftentimes in the absence of clear-cut legislation. The fact that these projects are up and running within a short time speaks to her success. Mgr. Tögelová is an attorney recognised by Legal500 or Chambers Global.

G. Lehnert s.r.o.

Jane Haxby

Partner

Squire Patton Boggs

Janez Voncina

Partner

JPM & Partners

Janice Yip

Janice Yip is a counsel in the Hong Kong office of JSM’s Corporate & Securities practice. Janice advises on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and private equity transactions. She also negotiates, drafts and advises on joint venture agreements, shareholder agreements and share purchase agreements as well as all matters of corporate and commercial law. Janice is admitted in Hong Kong. She speaks fluent English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Johnson Stokes & Master

Jano Bermudes

Legal Director - Commercial National

Weightmans LLP

Janou Briaire

Janou knows how to make her clients’ ambitions – often buying or selling a business – a reality. In doing so, she makes a lot of people happy, including herself, because she finds working with entrepreneurs and advisers to be inspiring. Especially when the deals she strikes satisfy all parties, but her client just that little bit more. Clients describe her as a professional, dedicated lawyer who also knows the ins and outs of international law. Someone who works with clients in a warm and professional manner to achieve a deal. As a specialist in mergers & acquisitions, Janou works extensively for both national and international recurring clients. She also coordinates international cooperation and services at Boels Zanders. Janou is very active within ADVOC, the international network of independent law firms with 90 partners in more than 70 countries. She chairs the ADVOC Corporate Practice Group. She is also the contact for Boels Zanders’ Smart Start Limburg partnership for the benefit of foreign companies looking to establish themselves in the Netherlands. Janou is a partner, having worked at Boels Zanders since 2006. She graduated in Commercial & Corporate Law and Private Law from Maastricht University. She completed the Grotius specialisation programme in Company and Corporate Law cum laude.

Boels Zanders Advocaten