James Conduit > Sills & Betteridge LLP > Lincoln, England > Lawyer Profile
Sills & Betteridge LLP Offices
Aquis House
18 – 28 Clasketgate
Lincoln
LN2 1JN
England
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James Conduit
Work Department
Corporate and Commercial.
Position
Leading Individual 2024
James is a partner in Sills & Betteridge’s commercial department, and heads the Corporate Team.
Specialising in corporate law and intellectual property, James’ clients operate in sectors as diverse as renewable energy, technology, software development, road haulage, agriculture and financial services.
Recent work includes leading the following deals:
- acquisition of the business and assets of an agricultural machinery dealership
- corporate demerger and sale of a retirement park business
- sale of a bespoke software development business to a private equity backed international energy group
- management buyout of a soft furnishings group
- AD energy plant joint venture arrangement
Transaction values range from the smallest business purchase to complex multi-million pound deals, with typical work falling within the range of £500,000 to £20million. As a Legal 500 Leading Individual, James has a keen interest in intellectual property and technology transactions. James also deals with all tax aspects of corporate transactional work.
James has a masters degree in law from the University of London and a postgraduate certificate in intellectual property law.
Career
Trained Sills & Betteridge; qualified 2008; partner in present firm 2013.
Education
Academy of Contemporary Music (BA Hons (1st)); Bournemouth University (GDip Law); Nottingham Law School (LPC); University of London (LLM).
Lawyer Rankings
East Midlands > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Elsewhere in East Midlands
(Leading partners)Recently engaged in insolvency restructuring, Sills & Betteridge LLP enjoys a strong reputation in the agri-business, financial services, healthcare, and retail sectors. Praised as ‘exceptional with his knowledge’, James Conduit oversees the practice, and his broad caseload encompasses corporate finance, M&A, as well as share and assets sales and purchases. Euan McLaughlin is regarded in the engineering sector and is well-informed on commercial contracts, including joint venture agreements. All of the individuals that have been mentioned are located in Lincoln.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners East Midlands > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Elsewhere in East Midlands
- Corporate and commercial: Elsewhere in East Midlands East Midlands > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: elsewhere in the East Midlands
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Elsewhere in East Midlands
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in the East Midlands
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime, fraud and licensing: General crime and fraud
- Employment > Immigration
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Employment > Employment
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: claimant