William James > Addleshaw Goddard > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Addleshaw Goddard
MILTON GATE
60 CHISWELL STREET
LONDON
EC1Y 4AG
England

Work Department

Corporate.

Position

Corporate transaction and specialist advice in the payment sector and rail sector.

Career

Trained Reynolds Porter Chamberlain; moved to Theodore Goddard on qualification; partner Theodore Goddard 1998; joint head of corporate 2002-03; deputy head of corporate 2003-05; partner Addleshaw Goddard.

Languages

French.

Education

Malvern College for Boys; City of London Polytechnic (LLB Hons Business).

Leisure

Cycling, indoor rowing, cooking, children.

Lawyer Rankings

London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech

Litigation, M&A, outsourcings, and complex financings stand out as recent areas of activity for Addleshaw Goddard. The practice is a key destination for fintechs, major UK clearing banks and PE houses. Elvan Hussein – praised for her ability to ‘cut through complexities with clarity’ – head up the the fintech group. William James has a proven track record in large-scale payment processing mandates and technology outsourcing work. David Anderson is well versed in corporate transactions in the fintech space, while fintech disputes team head James Herring frequently handles finance litigation for payment institutions and fintech organisations. Zoe Connor is an authority on funds finance products, while Jack Houselander is well placed to advise payments clients on issues such as commercial contracts and product development issues.