James Brawn > Debenhams Ottaway > St Albans, England > Lawyer Profile

Debenhams Ottaway
IVY HOUSE
107 ST PETERS STREET
ST ALBANS
AL1 3EW
England

Work Department

Corporate and commercial

Position

James is a partner in the corporate and commercial team. He works with clients on their acquisitions, disposals, investment/shareholders’ agreements, share schemes, bespoke articles of association and other constitutional documents, company administration and share buy-backs. James also has wide-ranging experience of advising on commercial agreements, including standard terms and conditions of business, supply of goods and services agreements and distribution agreements.

Career

Trained and qualified with a Silver Circle firm in 2008; Joined Debenhams Ottaway in 2016; partner 2021.

Memberships

Member of the Law Society

Education

James studied law and completed the legal practice course at the University of Sheffield.

Lawyer Rankings

South East > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx

Andrew Yates leads the St Albans-based team at Debenhams Ottaway, which assists clients with the full scope of M&A issues regarding private company assets and shares, often advising on share schemes, and both secured and unsecured finance matters. Yates has ‘excellent knowledge‘ of issues concerning share rights and corporate structures. Praised for his ‘professionalism, expertise, and attention to detail‘, James Brawn focuses on healthcare M&A, often advising on care home business acquisitions.