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Goodwin Offices

Sancroft, 10-15 Newgate Street
London
EC1A 7AZ
England
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James Taylor

Position
Counsel
Career
James Taylor is a counsel in the firm’s Business Law department, sits with the Technology and Life Sciences group and is a member of Strategic Technology Transactions and Licensing team. James helps clients buy, sell, develop, license, use and protect technology and intellectual property in both business and consumer facing environments.
James has a wide range of experience but focuses on financial services and fintech (with an emphasis on blockchain, cryptocurrencies, electronic money, payments and outsourcing in the regulated sector) where he assists established clients and start-ups navigate complex regulatory regimes.
James also has significant experience assisting client with the collection, exploitation and distribution of various data sets, both in the financial services sector and other technology sectors generally.
Education
Legal Practice Course, 2014, The University of Law
LLB, 20212, The University of Exeter
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
Specialising in outsourcing agreements, Goodwin also has expertise in AI, digital regulatory compliance, licensing, and SaaS. Gretchen Scott oversees the practice and is well-versed in GDPR and cybersecurity, while Genevieve Watt is proficient in e-commerce, IP, and IT service agreements. James Taylor is focused on financial service and FinTech matters, and Hayley Davis is often engaged in IT services agreements and software development.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Employment > Employers
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)