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About
General Counsel and Head of Legal, a UK-qualified solicitor with a decade advising early-stage investors and companies, previously in the Corporate team at Mishcon de Reya.
Experience
- Crane Venture PartnersGeneral Counselcurrent2026 — present
- Crane Venture PartnersHead of Legal2023 — 2026Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Private Family OfficeHead of Legal - Ventures2022 — 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Newton Venture ProgramNewton Scholar2023
- Mishcon de Reya LLPManaging Associate (Corporate)2018 — 2022London Area, United Kingdom
- Mishcon de Reya LLPAssociate (Corporate)2014 — 2018London Area, United Kingdom
- Woodford Investment ManagementLegal Counsel (Secondee)2015
- Pinsent Masons LLPSolicitor (Corporate)2012 — 2014London Area, United Kingdom
- Pinsent Masons LLPTrainee Solicitor2010 — 2012
- Anheuser-Busch InBevTrainee Solicitor (Secondee)2011 — 2012
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Spencer?
- General Counsel and Head of Legal, a UK-qualified solicitor with a decade advising early-stage investors and companies, previously in the Corporate team at Mishcon de Reya.
- Where does James Spencer work?
- James Spencer is General Counsel at Crane Venture Partners.
- Where did James Spencer go to school?
- James Spencer studied at BPP Law School (GDL/LPC); University of Birmingham (Medieval & Modern History); Haberdashers' Boys' School.
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Also worked at Crane Venture Partners24
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