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19 February 2025
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Blake Morgan—Simon Owen, Dan Webster & Harry Taylor

Two partners and senior associate join the banking team in London

Law firm Blake Morgan has made three new hires to its banking & finance team, further strengthening its expertise in the practice area. 

Simon Owen and Dan Webster both join the firm as partners, while Harry Taylor joins as senior associate.  The trio will be based in Blake Morgan’s London office joining the well-established banking and finance team in that office, and increasing the size of the national team of banking and finance specialist lawyers to 18.

Simon (pictured, centre) has a strong background in real estate finance, corporate banking and restructuring, having worked in the sector for over three decades, and has particular expertise in healthcare and hotels, advising both borrowers and lenders.  Simon joins from a national firm where he was a partner and led the finance, corporate and insolvency businesses.

Dan (right) brings over 20 years of experience of advising on finance transactions and has worked for a large variety of clients, including institutional and alternative lenders, property developers, and corporates.  He has built his expertise across several prominent law firms, including Shearman & Sterling and Allen & Overy and latterly, a leading national firm. 

Harry (left) advises lenders, real estate investors, developers and corporate borrowers on a broad range of finance transactions.  He has particular expertise in real estate finance, also advising on corporate reorganisations, inter-bank lending and general corporate banking. Harry has spent time on client secondment at HSBC and Pegasus Homes, and joins from a leading national firm.

Mike Wilson, managing partner at Blake Morgan, said: 'Our new hires bring a wealth of experience which will further strengthen Blake Morgan’s superb banking and finance team – amplifying our offering in a practice area in which we are consistently recognised as industry-leading. 

'We are pleased to welcome Simon, Dan and Harry to Blake Morgan, knowing that each of them will play a key role in the continued success of our firm in the coming years.'

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