Clifford Chance LLP

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

James Cranston is a commercial litigator with a broad range of experience including in commercial contract and company law disputes. James has also worked on several arbitration and investigatory matters.

James works particularly with financial investor clients, such as private equity houses and sovereign wealth funds. James also has significant experience working with clients in the sport sector, having spent time on secondment at a governing body and a global sports franchise. James co-leads the firm's Sport Industry Group in London.

Joined Clifford Chance 2009

Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2011

Partner since May 2023

James is a Member of Sport Resolutions' Panel of Arbitrators and the Football Association's Judicial Panel.

University of Nottingham (BA, History) 2007