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Senior solicitors
70 team members
Abby Watson is a senior corporate solicitor, specialising in private equity investments, mergers & acquisitions, EMI share schemes, corporate finance and governance and more.
Adam Khattak is a commercial solicitor at Harper James, having joined the firm in 2019.
Adam Kudryl is a Partner and Head of Corporate at Harper James, specialising in strategic investments, acquisitions and sales.
Ashley Mott is the Legal Services Director at Harper James, responsible for the delivery of quality legal support for our clients. Ashley is also a solicitor, arbitrator and mediator who joined Harper James from DLA Piper where he spent 28 years, 22 as a partner.
With over 30 years of experience in corporate law, he has advised businesses from high growth start-ups to FTSE 100 (and international equivalent) in their M&A strategy, execution, fundraisings and joint ventures.
Barik is a senior dispute resolution solicitor with over 15 years’ experience in litigation and dispute resolution. His recent experience includes substantial and complex claims involving financial investments, tax schemes and commercial loans.
Becky is a highly knowledgeable commercial lawyer, specialising in Data Protection and Privacy Law. She can add value to a business by drawing on nearly 20 years of in-house experience.
Ben is a dual-qualified solicitor and Chartered Trade Mark Attorney (qualifying in 2016) and assists clients with trade mark clearance searching, brand strategy and world wide trade mark protection as well as dealing with a range of intellectual property disputes and litigation.
Brigitta is an experienced corporate solicitor. She specialises in company/business acquisitions and sales, equity fundraising, share reorganisations, management buy-outs, corporate governance and EMI share schemes.
Trainee solicitors & legal assistants
4 team members
Chetna is a Legal Assistant at Harper James. She supports the Intellectual Property team and assists solicitors and clients on a range of IP matters.
Daniel is a Legal Assistant at Harper James. He supports the Commercial Property team and assists solicitors and clients on a range of matters.
Pragya is a legal assistant in the Dispute Resolution team, where she helps clients succeed by assisting solicitors with a variety of dispute resolution and litigation matters.
Ruairi Willis is a first-year trainee solicitor. He is currently with the Corporate team in his second seat.
Client services
7 team members
Ashley Mott is the Legal Services Director at Harper James, responsible for the delivery of quality legal support for our clients. Ashley is also a solicitor, arbitrator and mediator who joined Harper James from DLA Piper where he spent 28 years, 22 as a partner.
Charlotte has previously been a lawyer and small business owner, allowing her to empathise with clients and understand their daily challenges.
With over 18 years of customer service experience, Donna supports our Client Services team as an administrator.
Kate is our Head of Client Services and is also a commercial and corporate lawyer, advising businesses from start-ups up to global companies on everything from investment and franchising to sale and purchase transactions, exits and much more.
Laura helps clients identify the right type of legal advice needed to operate and grow their business, while ensuring that the support and guidance our solicitors provide exceeds expectations.
Lesley helps clients identify the right type of legal advice to run and grow their business, drawing from her experience as Associate General Counsel at BP PLC and as a business owner.
Nicky is our Client Services Manager, having previously worked as a commercial and corporate solicitor for 27 years, advising business on their corporate acquisitions and disposals, commercial contracts and arrangements and funding requirements.
Business support
33 team members
Amber is responsible for implementing, monitoring and reporting of marketing initiatives across all digital platforms.
Andy is our Finance Manager, responsible for all aspects of the firm’s financial management.
Ben is a Senior Business Development Executive at Harper James. Working closely with the Senior BD team to develop lasting relationships with clients.
Callum has joined our team as an IT apprentice, providing technical support across the firm from our Birmingham office.
Calum is responsible for our inbound and outbound marketing, working alongside the other members of the marketing team, he aims to increase our lead generation, client retention and build brand authority.
Cameron has over several years sales experience and specialises in cultivating relationships with new clients, investors, and professional service providers.
Curtis leads the outbound sales activity for the firm, proactively engaging with potential clients.
Dani has over 10 years of experience building SaaS operations for companies worldwide. She has worked across multiple sectors including Government and E-Learning.
Donna has worked in credit control roles for over 20 years and is responsible for assisting our finance team with the collection of aged debt and reducing the risk of potential future bad debt.
Management team
3 team members
Ashley Mott is the Legal Services Director at Harper James, responsible for the delivery of quality legal support for our clients. Ashley is also a solicitor, arbitrator and mediator who joined Harper James from DLA Piper where he spent 28 years, 22 as a partner.
Sarah is responsible for the management and development of all non-fee earning activities including Finance, Compliance, Admin, L&D, IT & HR. She is working on improving our internal processes and systems, as well as leading on internal comms, employee engagement and staff welfare.
Toby Harper is the Founder & CEO of Harper James Solicitors, as well as a corporate & commercial solicitor. He specialises in venture capital and the tech sector.