Raworths LLP
Simon Morris Simon Morris

Simon MorrisManaging Partner

Simon Morris

Contact Details

DDI: 01423 724622
M: 07944 443943
E: simon.morris@raworths.co.uk

Expertise

Simon is a corporate lawyer specialising in advising privately owned businesses, entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals on the full spectrum of their commercial needs.

With over 20 years at the firm Simon has been instrumental in developing its commercial offering into one of the most respected in the North of England delivering a fully integrated, high quality service.

As well as supporting clients, Simon has sat on the firm’s management board for over a decade and as Managing Partner he is responsible for the continued focus on driving the firm’s vision of nurturing an outstanding team, delivering excellence and building strong client relationships.

Simon is recognised in the current editions of Chambers UK and Legal 500, both independent guides to the legal profession.

Background

Educated: St Peter’s school, York
Born: York
Previous legal roles: Norton Rose and DLA Piper
Previously worked for: Tillinghast Towers Perrin
Qualified as a solicitor: 1999

Morris, Simon

Simon has the experience, knowledge and commercial skills to be able to deliver complex cases

Chambers UK 2025

Matters Simon advises upon include the following:

  • Sales and acquisitions
  • Structuring and succession planning
  • Finance and security documentation
  • Shareholder and LLP agreements
  • Joint ventures and franchises
  • De-mergers and re-structuring
  • Share options such as EMI and other employee incentives
  • Commercial agreements and terms of business.

Specific matters Simon has advised upon include:

  • The multi-million pound MBO of a major facilities management company and subsequent debt re-structure
  • Acting for the sellers on a £12 million plus disposal to a venture capital backed MBI team
  • Acquisition of the entire European operation of a US manufacturing business in Chapter 11 protection
  • De-merger and multi-million pound sale of an advertising business to a US buyer
  • Structuring the investment for a major environmental led energy business start up
  • The conversion of a major software provider into an LLP
  • Constitutional re-structuring of a national not for profit organisation
  • Multi-million pound re-structuring of a family owned property investment business
  • Acting for the vendors on a partial MBI of a long established printing company and subsequent re-structuring.

“Simon is an excellent lawyer with very strong commercial awareness.”

“We have always been very pleased with both their levels of ability and customer service.”

Chambers UK 2024 (Corporate/M&A: SME/OMB – Yorkshire)

“The people are very friendly, capable, professional and quick to turn actions around. They are also very pragmatic in their advice.”

“We have been impressed by staff at all levels, but would particularly like to highlight Simon Morris, who despite his role as managing partner has still been able to bring his expertise to client matters and has proved of great assistance in the projects our firms have worked on together.”

Legal 500 UK 2024 (Corporate – West & North Yorkshire)

 

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