James Hunt

James Hunt is a versatile business lawyer with a City of London corporate finance training.  He has many years experience of mergers and acquisitions, private equity and new issue work as well as setting up share schemes and advising on commercial contracts including technology licences. James has also successfully assisted with many rescues of companies in financial difficulties.  

James is the founder and principal shareholder in Everyman Legal. A graduate of Nottingham University, he started his legal career in London where he worked for Clifford-Turner (the predecessor firm to Clifford Chance) and was then a partner in Birmingham with Needham & James which subsequently became part of DLA.  

For the last 8 years James has practised in Oxfordshire and has extensive experience of working for start-up and early stage technology companies including spin-outs from Oxford University.

He lives in the Cotswolds and is married with 4 children and is interested in politics, current affairs and sport.