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James Pearson is the Chair of the Governing Body at Winstanley College in Wigan.

As Chair of the Board, James is responsible for ensuring the effective management of Governance at Winstanley and for providing decisive leadership to the Board. James is an ardent supporter of the need for high quality education to enable young people to realise their ambitions and he works to ensure that Winstanley College achieves its mission of ensuring that students achieve academic excellence in a supportive and inspiring learning community.

Work

Having obtained a first class degree in law, James trained and qualified as a solicitor at a major international law firm and joined Brabners in April 2018.

James is a commercial lawyer with a wealth of experience in advising on the drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts including: terms of business, broadcasting, sponsorship, publishing, agency, distribution, licensing, franchising, confidentiality and brand protection. James is also a data privacy expert and has led on major GDPR implementation projects.

James is a member of the sports and leisure sector team with a particular focus on sports related rules and regulations concerning sports governing bodies including FIFA, The FA, Premier League and Football League and RFU. James also advises on commercial and sporting contracts relating to transfers, intellectual property rights exploitation and protection, management and representation and playing contracts.

James is also an UK Anti-Doping accredited advisor.

James has a special interest in the education sector, providing commercial contracts advice to schools, colleges, universities and private training organisation in relation to procurement, sub-contracting, prime contracting and framework agreements.

Previous Voluntary Experience

James has also previously served as a Trustee of Abraham Guest Academy in Wigan (now Dean Trust Wigan) between 2012 and 2017 and was a member of the executive committee of Orrell RUFC between 2013 and 2017.

James was the inaugural president of the Law Alumni Association at Edge Hill University and in 2015 was awarded an Alumni Ambassador Award for his services to the University. Soon after leaving university, James was featured in the Alumni magazine also featuring BBC Radio 1 DJ, Danny Howard.