Banking and Financial Services

Simon is head of the Banking practice. He advises lenders and borrowers on a range of finance transactions (syndicated and bilateral, multi-tranche and layered acquisition, trade, development, and property finance). Simon also acts for clients (debtors, creditors, boards of directors and appointment takers) in formal and informal insolvency work, advising on a broad range of insolvency matters involving corporate bodies, partnerships and individuals.

Trained at Travers Smith where he qualified in 2000; moved to the London office of O’Melveny & Myers in 2003; joined Farrer & Co as a partner in 2007.

Simon is the firm's nominated representative to the LMA and is a member of R3 the Associated Business Recovery Professionals.

University College, London.