James Chesterman

Trustee

James has been a partner of the international law firm Latham & Watkins for more than 25 years, working for clients including major international banks, asset managers, corporates and private equity firms in international finance and restructuring across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Before that he was a partner at Weil and did his years as an associate at Clifford Chance and Freshfields. Both his Latham and Weil experience have given James years of experience in team building, business development, firm cultural maintenance and development and employee review and promotions. He has always been known for giving pragmatic and commercial advice. James has been a strong participant in the pro bono work done by Latham, where he has worked for clients in the conservation, arts, diversity and women’s rights sectors. James has also recently been appointed to the Court of the City of London Solicitors Company. James has a BA (Law) from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.