A founding director of AG&G, James is one of the UK’s top agency negotiators in the pub sector and his honesty makes him popular among clients and even rival agencies. Indeed, there probably isn’t a significant pub deal in the capital that James hasn’t been involved in over the last 20 years. He is a formidable dealmaker, completing sales and acquisitions worth many hundreds of millions of pounds and working with a wide network of contacts across the industry. He is a Fellow of the Association of Valuers of Licensed Properties, a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and past chairman of the Restaurant Property Advisors Society. His experience and personality makes him a regular spokesperson on the sector across trade and national press. James is a dedicated Seagull – a supporter of Brighton and Hove Albion football club - and is encouraging his four children to follow his allegiance, despite their occasional protest.