Firm hire: Corporate partner joins RPC

International law firm RPC has welcomed James Channo as partner in its London corporate practice. 

Channo, who joins RPC from Ince where he was partner and head of corporate, advises on AIM and main market listings (IPOs), secondary fundraisings, cross-border M&A, joint ventures, and other international transactional work in multiple sectors.

He was previously head of corporate and, for a number of years, managing partner at Locke Lord in London.

RPC corporate head Karen Hendy commented: 'We have advised on a number of significant public market transactions this year. Having James on board allows us to further expand our existing ECM and public company offering. James' experience, relationships and reputation, including his international capability, will also allow us to continue to support clients across the firm as their business' evolve and grow.'

Jeremy Drew, partner and head of commercial, added: 'James' practice complements our existing Corporate Partners. It's also an opportunity to support clients of the wider Commercial group across our key sectors: retail, consumer, insurance, technology and media. 

'Already a high-performing team working on complex transactions, James' specialist skill set and market knowledge is a sign for greater things in the Corporate practice.'