Mr James Peterson > GA Solicitors > Plymouth, England > Lawyer Profile
GA Solicitors Offices
25 LOCKYER STREET
PLYMOUTH
PL1 2QW
England
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Mr James Peterson
Work Department
Company Commercial
Position
Partner and head of company commercial
Career
James has a strong following for his work in the field of company commercial law, including business sales and purchases (both as assets and through shares), including a high volume of management buyouts, together with venture capital and private equity deals. James regularly provides commercial and legal advice to shareholders and directors, to partnerships and to sole traders, including in relation to commercial agreements, franchise agreements, joint ventures, corporate reconstructions, and succession planning.
James is developing a specialism in intellectual property and is able to offer advice on intellectual property law and related business matters, assignments and licenses of intellectual property and trademark applications for registration within the UK.
James heads up a company commercial team that is fast becoming one of the leading teams in this practice area in Devon and Cornwall, with local and regional accountants referring their clients to James and trusting him and his team to meet their clients objectives in the most commercial and cost effective way.
Lawyer Rankings
South West > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall
SMEs and owner-managed businesses as well as local banks seek out GA Solicitors in relation to M&A, business restructurings, commercial contracts and financial distress. The firm has a strong reputation in the healthcare and energy sectors, which are also specific areas of focus for practice head James Peterson. Refinancing and securitisation transactions on behalf of banks, as well as matters within the healthcare sector, are among Tony Cusack‘s areas of specialism.
South West > Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
Under the leadership of Helen Rumford, who ‘has a fantastic grasp of her specialist area‘, GA Solicitors focuses on assisting with the gamut of issues affecting the energy sector. A particular area of expertise is advising developers on renewables projects throughout the UK, especially in the onshore wind, solar and battery storage spaces; this includes handling heads of terms, exclusivity agreements, and land options for leases. James Peterson and Ieuan Jones provide a key link with the corporate and disputes practices, respectively.
Lawyer Rankings
- Energy, project finance and PFI South West > Projects, energy and natural resources
- Corporate and commercial: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall South West > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall
- Employment > Employment: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall
- Private client > Family
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate