Our Disputes team has a great portfolio of clients which regularly instruct us to resolve and avoid disputes. Having been with us for over a decade, Partner, Jamie McConnell, has a reputation for advising clients where the nature of their operations means complex commercial disputes regularly arise and he’s valued as a trusted adviser.

Why? Because he provides pragmatic, commercial, responsive advice and invests his time in understanding clients’ commercial goals, issues and needs. And he’s a pleasure to work with.

So, Jamie, what’s your approach?

“No one wants to find themselves needing a commercial disputes lawyer. However, when they do, they need someone who is responsive, straight talking and pragmatic.

On top of that, I am incredibly mindful of adding value to clients, helping them to achieve great results, and also being someone clients get along with and trust.

I’m lucky enough to be the trusted adviser to many clients, who repeatedly reach out to me for advice, or to chat through key legal and commercial decisions. I really enjoy getting under the skin of a client’s business to understand their corporate goals, objectives, threats and challenges and it’s great to be seen as an extension to their team.”

Any examples of clients you can share?

“I’ve been fortunate enough to work with a number of international and UK clients in a wide variety of sectors, including a client in the manufacturing sector with over 14,000 employees worldwide for almost a decade. Whilst the trusted adviser relationship I enjoy with my clients means that I’m unable to be more specific, I frequently provide technical, complex, and commercial advice relating to issues that are pertinent to the client’s business and specific sector.

I’m also a commercial litigator: so any issues involving breach of contract, breach of duty, unfair prejudice, misrepresentation, fraud (and most other disputes), I can help.”

What would you say to anyone looking to get to know a lawyer they can trust?

Please get in touch! Hopefully for you, you won’t ever need my help from a dispute resolution perspective, but if you do (or you’d like to try and deal with an issue before a dispute arises), I’m here to help. And I’m always keen to get to know businesses looking to develop a relationship with a lawyer and law firm they can trust.

I also connect clients with the specialists in other legal teams to ensure clients get the expertise they need and work with lawyers who suit their style.

It’s great to shine a spotlight on the fantastic work Jamie does.

To talk to Jamie call (01733 887732) or email (jmcconnell@greenwoods.co.uk)

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Why (our) Jamie is valued as a trusted adviser