Knights, the UK’s regional legal and professional services business, has strengthened its team in Weybridge with the appointment of James Stenning as a Partner in Corporate.
Having qualified as a lawyer almost a decade ago, James is a specialist M&A adviser with extensive experience of working with owner managed businesses, as well as large corporates and private equity funds on their buy and build business strategies.
Experienced across various sectors and with a particular interest in tech industries, James is also an expert advisor for large international businesses looking to secure inward investment into the UK through M&A transactions.
James’ arrival at Knights comes during a period of rapid growth for the business in the South East of England and builds on the recent arrivals of Private Client Partner, Alexander Morgan and Dispute Resolution Partner, Peter Sheppard, in the neighbouring Reading office.
Corporate Partner, James Stenning, said:
“It’s an absolute pleasure to join such a talented and ambitious team in Weybridge during such an exciting period of growth for the business.
“Knights has a market-leading reputation for delivering premium legal advice and I’m excited to see what we can achieve as one team in this highly collaborative and supportive working environment.”
Lyndsey Ratcliffe, Regional Client Services Director at Knights, added:
“We're doing things differently to most law firms. It's very deliberate and is now really being noticed by brilliant lawyers like James who want to join a growing business that allows them to focus on what they are good at - delivering great service to clients.
"With his impressive and relevant experience, James has already made a big impact in the office, and I know his arrival will help us to build on our growing presence across the South East."
With more than 1,350 professionals working collaboratively across 32 offices nationwide, Knights is ranked within the top 50 UK law firms by revenue – providing multiple services to business clients alongside premium advisory services to private individuals.