James Crowe is a M&A lawyer based in Melbourne with over 30 years’ experience at global firms in Australia and the US. He has acted for global and domestic corporates in relation to strategic transactions in the Technology, Retail and Infrastructure sectors.

James is admitted in Australia and New York and regularly advises clients in relation to multi-jurisdictions acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures including Accenture’s global acquisition of Partners In Performance, which involved 31 jurisdictions across 6 continents.

James has deep tech sector experience and has advised domestic and international technology companies, VC/PE firms and founders in relation to acquisitions, strategic and financial investments, capital raisings and liquidity events (trade sales and IPOs). In addition to a law degree with honours, James holds a degree in computer science majoring in Artificial Intelligence.

James is recognised by major legal guides in multiple areas including M&A, Technology and Regulatory. He is passionate about Legal Innovation and his work in this area has been recognised by Harvard University, the US Association of Corporate Counsel and the Financial Times.

James is a member of the founding team at Skalata Ventures - Australia’s first fully-integrated seed investment program - and is a director, advisory board member and/or investor in relation to a number of early stage companies.