Our Team
SimonWallwork Partner and Head of Life Sciences simon.wallwork@slaterheelis.co.uk 0161 672 1528
Simon Wallwork joined Slater Heelis in September 2014 from Weightmans LLP. With over 30 years’ experience advising on acquisitions, disposals, private equity and public market transactions, for a wide variety of clients including public and private companies, banks, venture capital funds and partnerships, Simon also has considerable client side experience spending a number of years working in-house with Pilkington plc. Simon is consistently ranked in the Top 5 corporation transaction lawyers according to the Experian guides since 2015. He is recognised as a leading individual in the Legal 500 Directory and the Chambers Guide, being described as "an extremely experienced lawyer who is not fazed by anything he comes across." He has a deep understanding of the sector and its key drivers. He has acted for over 35 companies in development capital deals over the last 2 years. He is a member of the Strategic Advisory Board of BIONOW, the cluster organisation for the Biotech Sector in the North of England and a Gold Partner of the Daresbury Campus in Warrington, England, an incubator for Life Sciences and Tech companies.
RhianOwen Partner rhian.owen@slaterheelis.co.uk 0161 672 1527
Rhian Owen joined Slater Heelis in September 2014 from Weightmans LLP. She has extensive experience advising on acquisitions, disposals, private equity transactions, joint ventures and general company law for a wide variety of clients. Rhian, a medical science graduate, has worked in the life sciences sector for over 10 years and has considerable experience of advising early stage companies from early stage spinout (whether that be from academia or pharma), through funding rounds, R&D, and commercialisation.
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