James Butler is Group Head of Legal & Corporate Governance at SG Kleinwort Hambros.
James has established and run legal functions as a general counsel and head of legal since 2011. He has worked in financial services’ law since 2004.
His focus is on investment and financing laws, although he has wide-ranging legal experience and expertise. He has worked for a broad range of financial market participants (retail and institutional), including regulatory bodies, on a wide range of matters (contentious and non-contentious). James has also dealt with most of the legal issues which arise in the course of running a business.
James has a masters in law with distinction and is a Chartered Fellow of the CISI. He is also the Chair of the UK Private Wealth Lawyers' group.