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Scott Leonard-Morgan

Work Department
Corporate and Commercial.
Position
Scott is a Director and Head of Cains’ top tier Corporate and Commercial team and has over 25 years’ experience in domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and public and private securities offerings. He works across a wide range of sectors that includes a strong focus on technology, gaming and the financial services and payments industries.
Scott has extensive experience in advising shareholders, investors and companies from early stage through to venture capital and private equity fundraisings, M&A, exits and international listings, as well as advising boards of directors on their internal governance issues.
In addition to advising on corporate and commercial matters Scott advises within the Banking and Finance sectors, including real estate finance, refinancing and restructurings and financial services regulation.
He practiced in London, both as a partner in private practice and as in-house general counsel, before joining Cains in 2015.
Scott is ranked as a ‘Leading Individual’ by The Legal 500, both for Corporate and Commercial as well as Banking and Finance and was described as a “first class corporate lawyer”, and “…a cut above” in client feedback.
Career
Barrister of England and Wales 1996; English solicitor 1993; Manx advocate 2008.
Memberships
Isle of Man Law Society, Law Society of England and Wales, Middle Temple.
Education
Queen Mary & Westfield University London; Inns of Court School of Law, London; Manx Bar.
Lawyer Rankings
Isle of Man > Banking, finance and capital markets
(Leading partners)Isle of Man > Corporate and commercial
(Leading partners)Isle of Man > Insurance and pensions
Cains acts on some of the island’s most high-profile and complex insurance transactions; Tristan Head has over 25 years of experience with complex regulatory, corporate, and commercial matters, while Jonathan Latham advises domestic and international clients on a litany of insurance matters, including reorganisations of company groups. Scott Leonard-Morgan is highly regarded for his work handling the corporate, commercial, and financing aspects of insurance transactions, and Lindsey Bermingham strengthens the practice with her litigation experience and regulatory expertise. Tara Cubbon-Wood handles contentious matters, including contractual and corporate disputes, injunctions, and general chancery disputes.
Lawyer Rankings
- Insurance and pensions Isle of Man
- Leading partners Isle of Man > Corporate and commercial
- Leading partners Isle of Man > Banking, finance and capital markets
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial property
- Corporate and commercial
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Gambling
- Insurance and pensions
- Shipping and aviation