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Mr James Taylor

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Work Department

Banking & Finance

Position

James Taylor is a partner in the Banking & Finance practice of the London office. James’ practice focuses on public and private offerings of debt and equity-linked securities, advising issuers and underwriters on the standalone issue and offering of retail and wholesale medium term notes, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, warrants, convertible and exchangeable bonds and covered bonds, as well as the establishment and update of platforms for the issuance of multiple types of securities, the structuring of liability management transactions and the provision of ongoing advice on securities laws, corporate governance and stock exchange requirements related to them. James has, in recent years, advised state-owned and privately owned companies and underwriting banks on some of the most cutting edge equity-linked instruments to come to market, including mandatory convertible bonds issued as part of recapitalisation programmes and contingent capital instruments and other forms of regulatory capital issued in compliance with the Basel III guidelines. James experience has covered a diverse range of jurisdictions, including most parts of Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Russia and the former CIS, New Zealand, Australia and Canada.

Career

Prior to joining Mayer Brown in 2012, James worked in the London and Moscow offices of another large international law firm, and was seconded to the emerging markets group of a major international bank. In addition to his native English, James is fluent in Russian. In 2014, Financial News included James in its “40 under 40 Rising Stars in Legal Services” list of “the brightest up-and-coming lawyers in European capital markets.”

Languages

English Russian German

Education

The College of Law, Guildford; Legal Practice Course – Distinction University of Surrey; BSc (Hons) Law and Russian – First Class Honours

Lawyer Rankings

London > Finance > Debt capital markets

Mayer Brown International LLP in London blends extensive US law capability with strong financial institution relationships and in-depth knowledge of key markets, notably Canada and Turkey, to deliver a broad-based and highly experienced debt capital markets practice. James Taylor ‘can give insights to clients that go beyond the legal perspective‘. He specialises in European debt and equity-linked capital markets, including convertible and exchangeable bonds. He worked closely with key partner Rob Flanigan to assist an Icelandic bank with the maintenance of its $2.5bn EMTN programme, and the issuance of green and social bonds under the banks’ sustainable funding framework. The ‘highly intelligent, motivated and personable‘ Peter Pears is a key adviser to issuers and underwriters on complex domestic and international DCM offerings, including ESG-related transactions. He frequently acts for investment banks across Europe and North America, and has a significant base of issuer clients in Canada, the US, Turkey and Chile. Bernd Bohr moved to Norton Rose Fulbright in 2024.

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