Simon Currie > Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP Offices
CONDOR HOUSE
5-10 ST PAUL'S CHURCHYARD
LONDON
EC4M 8AL
England
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Simon Currie
Work Department
Finance
Position
Simon Currie, a partner in the investment management practice at Morgan Lewis, advises clients on securities and financial services regulatory issues in relation to the investment industry, with a particular focus on fund managers and private investment funds. Simon’s work includes counseling on the application of EU single-market directives, the UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, and the rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, including authorization applications, conduct of business issues, and general compliance issues. For more information, view Simon’s bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/simoncurrie.
Career
Simon advises on the structuring, establishment, and operation of segregated accounts and segregated account investment vehicles and other investment funds, including UK domestic and offshore investment funds and separate and investment trusts. He has also advised institutional investors in relation to investment in private equity and other investment funds, including by way of acquiring secondary interests in such funds.
Memberships
Member, the Law Society’s Company Law Committee
Education
University of East Anglia, England, 1984, B.A., With Honors; College of Law of England and Wales, Guildford, 1985, Law Society Finals
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
Praised for its ‘unwavering dedication, unparalleled expertise and a commitment to achieving exceptional results for their clients’, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP acts for domestic and global financial services organisations on a range of financial regulatory issues affecting their UK and global operations. Simon Currie, whose ‘financial services regulatory expertise is simply superb’, leads the team and advises on matters arising from the asset management sector, while ‘highly collaborative’ William Yonge counts mandates concerning ESG and sustainable finance regulation in his workload. Steven Lightstone, who ‘provides commercially focused advice’, is another key contact in the group.
London > Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
Leading financial institutions regularly call upon Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP when acting as sponsors, investors, and co-investors. Simon Currie has over 30 years of experience in the asset management sector and on the formation, management, and regulation of private funds. Robert Mailer helps clients looking to invest in burgeoning technologies. Oliver Rochman has deep knowledge of impact funds. Robert Goldbaum is active on M&As, spinouts, and minority investments.
Lawyer Rankings
- Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory London > Corporate and commercial
- Private funds London > Investment fund formation and management
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Transport > Aviation
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Employment > Employers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Securitisation
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables