Dentons strengthens UK corporate practice by hiring James Vernon in London

Dentons strengthens UK corporate practice by hiring James Vernon in London

He was earlier serving as a legal director in the corporate department of Eversheds Sutherland

The world's largest global law firm, Dentons, has hired M&A partner James Vernon into its UK corporate practice. He is experienced in both public and private M&A, joint ventures, corporate governance and corporate advisory work.

Paul Jarvis, the UK, Ireland and the Middle East CEO of the firm remarked, "Vernon's experience of complicated, cross-border deals working with multi-disciplinary teams in multiple jurisdictions aligns exactly with the golden thread pillar of our five-year strategy, which is about supporting corporates across practice areas, sectors and geographies."

Neil Nicholson, the head of the UK corporate said, "Bringing in an experienced M&A partner so early in the year demonstrates the seriousness of our intent to support our clients on their most complex matters. We anticipate increasing activity for domestic and cross-border M&A at the premium end of the mid-market in the year ahead."

Vernon focuses on premium mid-market works that cover international cross-border M&A for major corporates, private equity and institutional investors. He is also an expert in public company takeovers.

He was previously working with Eversheds Sutherland as a legal director in the corporate department. Prior to that, Vernon practiced at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.