James Denham
Partner
London
James Denham is a Partner at Walkers and a member of the firm's Corporate and Finance groups.
He is based in the London office and advises on both Cayman Islands law and BVI law aspects of a broad range of corporate and finance transactions. His practice includes:
- Mergers, acquisitions and disposals (including take-privates, business combinations and de-SPACs);
- Restructuring and distressed situations (including complex debt and equity restructurings);
- Equity capital markets (including IPOs) and private placements;
- Corporate reorganisations and redomiciliations;
- Joint ventures; and
- Digital assets, fintech and new technologies.
James also has a broad finance practice covering deriviatives and structured finance, financial restructurings, real estate finance and fund finance.
James Denham provides a top quality client service with amazing attention to detail.
Experience and recent work
Prior to joining Walkers in 2018, James trained and worked as an associate at Allen & Overy LLP in the Derivatives and Structured Finance team. Work here included a variety of OTC derivatives transactions, regulatory work, restructurings, contentious Lehman Brothers matters and a secondment to the Structured Finance and Securities Desk at Credit Suisse.
James has also spent a year in the Cayman Islands advising on the Cayman law aspects of a wide range of finance and corporate transactions.
James has also spent a year in the Cayman Islands advising on the Cayman law aspects of a wide range of finance and corporate transactions.
Qualifications
Admitted in:
- Cayman Islands
- British Virgin Islands
- England and Wales (not practising)
Education:
- BSc (Hons) in Environmental Conservation, University of Wales, Aberystwyth
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law, BPP, Leeds
- Legal Practice Course, College of Law, London
James is a member of the Law Society of England and Wales.
2022 - Legal 500:
"James Denham provides a top quality client service with amazing attention to detail."
"James Denham in particular is my go to person on all matters where there is an overseas element"
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