James Vernon

James Vernon is a Partner at Dentons in London, practicing in the Corporate team, specializing in Mergers and Acquisitions. His practice covers public company takeovers, private M&A, joint ventures, and general corporate advisory work across a wide range of sectors and jurisdictions.

James has advised on numerous complex transactions, including advising Hays plc on the sale of its operations in six European countries, Capita plc on the sale of its private sector contact centre business to Inspirit Capital, Acuity Knowledge Partners on its acquisition of Ascent, Ramboll on its acquisition of i3 Solutions Group, and Informa on the acquisition of Tarsus. He also advised lenders on Carlsberg's £4.3 billion acquisition funding for Britvic PLC and acted for DP Eurasia N.V. on an unsolicited offer. Prior to joining Dentons in 2023, he was a Legal Director at Eversheds, a Senior Associate at Freshfields, and an Associate at Hogan Lovells.

He qualified as a Solicitor of England and Wales in 2007.