Simon is a charity and public affairs lawyer at the law firm Bates Wells. He helps charities, social enterprises, mutuals and mission-led businesses to achieve positive social impact, including through influencing law or public policy. Common areas of advice including governance and regulation, financing and investment, campaigning and advocacy.

Simon co-leads Bates Wells’ specialist elections, public affairs and campaigning law team, which helps political parties, candidates, donors, charities, advocacy organisations and campaigners navigate the complex regulatory environment that can be relevant to their electoral and policy goals. His multi-disciplinary team works across all areas of public affairs and campaigning law, from election and referendum law to campaign finance, transparency of lobbying, data privacy, charity law, public law, strategic litigation, advertising and reputation management.

Simon is recognised by leading legal directories, Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners, for charities and not-for-profit law and electoral law. He is Vice Chair of the Charity Law Association, a founder of the Electoral Law Forum and was previously a director of Friends of the Earth, England & Wales.