Profession
Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales, Hong Kong SAR, Queensland and High Court of Australia.
Experience
James is a senior energy and natural resources specialist advising on project development and financing, acquisition financing and M&A and privatisation transactions in the energy (oil and gas/LNG, power, petrochemicals), infrastructure and utilities sectors. He regularly advises project sponsors, commercial banks, ECAs/multilaterals/development banks and private equity players.
James has a significant and broad based energy practice, having jointly led on the $20 billion plus Sakhalin LNG project (one of the world’s largest project financings backed by JBIC, NEXI and a syndicate of commercial banks). James focuses on the emerging markets having advised on energy transactions in many countries in Africa, Asia, Russia and Central Asia, Latin America, Turkey and the CEE.
James is recognized as a leading lawyer in Chambers for Energy and Natural Resources in China and Turkey
Professional experience
2011 - to date Partner Linklaters, Beijing
2004 - 2011 Partner Linklaters London
2001 - 2004 Admitted as Solicitor of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Partner Linklaters Hong Kong
1998 - Partner, Linklaters
1995 - Admitted as Solicitor in England and Wales
1994 - 1998 Assistant Solicitor, Linklaters London
1990 - 1994 Solicitor, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Australia
1990 - Admitted as Solicitor in Australia
1988 - 1990 Articled clerk – Morris Fletcher & Cross, Australia (now Minter Ellison)
Education
1983 - 1987 University of Queensland, Australia LL.B (Honours); B.A.
