Richard Moran > Clarion > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile

Clarion
ELIZABETH HOUSE
13-19 QUEEN STREET
LEEDS
LS1 2TW
England

Work Department

Corporate.

Position

Senior partner.   Described as ‘exceptionally calm under pressure’ and having a ‘tough approach to negotiating’, Richard is a corporate finance lawyer with over 25 years’ experience. He works with a wide range of clients on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and debt transactions and management buy-outs.

Advising on strategy as well as delivering transactions, Richard’s focus is on long-term client relationships. He has particular experience in handling the delicate issues at the heart of succession planning for complex family-owned businesses and is comfortable dealing with large corporate businesses alongside those with limited previous experience of working with professional advisers.

Richard is also part of our International team and works with clients with interests around the world particularly international businesses with interests in the UK and Europe.

Career

Trained McCormicks; qualified 1996; partner Clarion 1999; senior partner Clarion 2015.

Languages

French.

Education

Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Blackburn; University of Leeds (BA Hons French and Management Studies; LLB).

Lawyer Rankings

Yorkshire and the Humber > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire

(Leading partners)

Richard MoranClarion

Clarion‘s corporate team, led by Richard Moran, is active across sectors spanning tech, media, waste, logistics and retail. The unit frequently handles international work involving jurisdictions and has been increasingly active across client-side private equity investments. Matthew Hattersley oversees the firm’s commercial offering which spans work on commercial contracts, technology and supply chain compliance. Jonathan Simms‘ varied expertise spans corporate governance, joint ventures and group reorganisations. Sarah Harrison is versed in the intricacies of employee share schemes and Employee Ownership Trusts.