Simon Wallwork > Slater Heelis > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile

Slater Heelis
86 DEANSGATE
MANCHESTER
M3 2ER
England

Work Department

Corporate & Commercial

Position

Simon is a Partner and Head of the Corporate Team at Slater Heelis. He has over 30 years’ experience in the industry, and advises on acquisitions, disposals and corporate transactions. He has specific sector experience of life sciences and technology, with particular expertise in advising early stage companies through their funding rounds to eventual exit.

In addition to his life science specialism, he acts for a wide range of companies within the digital, telecommunications and manufacturing sectors.

Simon has been consistently ranked in the top three of corporate transactional lawyers according to the Experian guides from 2015 to 2018, and held top positions for Most Active Legal Adviser in Manchester in 2019 and 2020.

Career

Trained Elliot & Co; qualified 1988; Pilkington plc 1989-1992; Fox Brook Marshall 1992-2004 (merged with Wacks Caller 2002); Pannone LLP 2001-2011 (head of corporate 2008-2010); Semple Fraser LLP 2011-2014 (merged with Weightmans LLP 2013); partner Slater Heelis 2014 to date.

Education

North Cestrian Grammar School, Altrincham; Sheffield University; College of Law, Chester.

Leisure

Skiing, sailing, wine.

Lawyer Rankings

North West > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Manchester

(Leading individuals)

Simon WallworkSlater Heelis

Slater Heelis is known for its expertise in lower and mid-market M&A with particular experience in the life science and tech sectors. The practice is headed by Rhian Owen who acts on acquisitions and disposals in addition to development capital deals. Simon Wallwork is a corporate transactional lawyer with expertise in the life sciences industry. Janet Robinson works on group reorganisations, demergers, disposals and shareholder arrangements while Richard Riley focuses on business-to-business contracts.