James has 16 years' experience leading complex incident response and digital forensics investigations. Before joining Thomas Murray, he led the EMEA DFIR capability at Kroll, building its incident response, forensics and expert testimony services and leading the response to some of the largest data breaches of recent years. Earlier roles include Principal IR Consultant at SecureWorks, founding HPE's DFIR capability in Dubai, and digital forensics work with the Metropolitan Police and HMRC, where he set up its first mobile forensics laboratory.

James has advised clients across banking, legal, corporate, high-net-worth, cloud and engineering sectors through severe crises, and has given expert evidence in the UK Crown Courts, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands and international court of arbitration in Geneva, on matters ranging from IP theft and fraud to serious criminal cases.