James Stephen

Background

About James Stephen

I am a Partner at Howes Percival supporting businesses in the UK and internationally on corporate legal matters. I advise clients on mergers and acquisitions, company sales, corporate restructurings, fundraisings, and general corporate issues including director's duties and potential personal liability. I have over 25 years' experience of advising clients on corporate (and commercial) matters. I act for clients of all sizes including private and public limited companies, LLPs, partnerships and entrepreneurs. Having worked in-house with clients during my career I take a solutions-focussed and pragmatic approach to supporting my clients. Clients have described me as "very smart and well-organised" and as a "go-to attorney". A material amount of my work has an international dimension, undertaken with foreign law firms and their clients advising on English law issues and local custom and practice. I am based in the Cambridge office of Howes Percival. Memberships: Member of the Law Society Year qualified 1996 Interests outside the law Sports (especially hockey, golf, running, cycling and walking), wine, films and gardening.