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John McLaughlin

Senior Consultant

Email: 

John.McLaughlin@ignition.law

John is a senior corporate-commercial lawyer who advises on the full range of commercial and corporate projects, including business start-ups and investments, shareholder agreements, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and commercial contracts.

John spent over 10 years working in a City law firm before moving inhouse to work in large multinationals in retail, technology services, and digital advertising.

At Ignition Law, John advises founders, investors and their businesses on shareholder arrangements, capital raising, and exits.

Relevant experience includes:

  • 12 years advising founders and investors on the full life-cycle of their businesses (start-up, scale-up, fundraising (private and public), M&A and disposal), particularly in the TMT sector
  • Leading minority investment, joint venture, divestment and M&A programmes for multinationals such as Accenture and BAT
  • Legal lead for Accenture’s M&A programme in EMEA for 10 years, including acquisition of many businesses from founder shareholders
  • Legal lead for Accenture Ventures’ programme in EMEA for investments in early-stage technology and tech services businesses
  • Regional legal lead for data and tech at IPG Mediabrands (now Omnicom Media), including negotiating commercial arrangements with tech partners.

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Education & Training

Law degree from University of Cambridge, with an Erasmus year at Universität Regensburg, Germany.

Legal Practice Course, Nottingham Law School

Legal Roles

Fieldfisher LLP London (12 years)

Tesco, Accenture, IPG Mediabrands (15 years)

Joined Ignition Law 2026

A Social Cause I care About

I am passionate about social mobility and enabling talented individuals to achieve their full potential, especially those from underprivileged backgrounds. Throughout my career I have involved myself in initiatives with this aim.

Other Interests

Much of my time outside work is spent on activities connected to family (I have 3 boys), e.g. football coach, swimming club secretary, school governor, and travelling to Ireland to spend time with my large family there.

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