Recognitions
Clients appreciate, amongst other things, that "his advice is always very polished and commercial in its outlook" (Chambers and Partners, 2018), that he "has a good sense of what will work" (Legal 500, 2018) and that he is "bright and fun to work with and a great team-building person" (Legal 500, 2017). He is also noted for delivering "the "perfect combination of strategic advice and attention to detail." (Chambers and Partners, 2020), for being "hard working", "highly capable and impressive", and for having "a huge commitment and energy combined with judgement as well as the gravitas and ability to focus a team and lead it" (Legal 500, 2019).
Teaching
In 2013 James was invited to teach International Arbitration advocacy to the International Dispute LLM at the University of Geneva.
James has also delivered numerous training sessions covering a wide range of disputes issues including on written advocacy and the drafting of dispute resolution clauses.