John specialises in international marine transactional work and is a prominent member of the firm's yacht group. His practice ranges from advising operators in the oil support industry to owners and builders of some of the world's most luxurious superyachts.
He also advises on regulatory issues relating to the ownership of ships and has extensive experience in negotiating shipbuilding and ship financing documents. His clients are either shipping entrepreneurs or, in the case of John's superyacht work, high net- worth individuals and banks.
John has been a partner since May 2003. He is a former development economist with the Foreign Office's overseas development administration and has an economics degree from the University of Sussex and a masters in economics from Middlesex University. He also has a law degree from the University of Westminster.
In the 2006 edition of Legal 500, John is described as having an 'outstanding reputation in the superyacht sector'.