Rich Morris

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Director, Legal and Compliance at OMERS @ OMERS
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London, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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About Rich Morris

I’m a US qualified attorney with 17+ years of extensive legal and compliance experience, both in private practice and in-house.My private practice work included regulatory compliance, corporate governance/secretarial, US bankruptcy, corporate restructuring, tax planning/structuring, and US state and federal litigation.I am registered with FINRA as General Securities Representative (Securities Industry Essentials and Series 7) and General Securities Principal (Series 24). I was the previously the general counsel for both Ecofin Limited and Bluefield Partners LLP, an FCA registered investment manager and adviser, respectively, responsible for the legal, regulatory, compliance, company secretarial, general corporate and HR functions. I was the CF10 and CF11 for Bluefield.My fund experience includes UK-listed investment funds and trusts, Cayman master-feeder structures with extensive US–exposure, and Irish UCITS. I previously successfully managed an SEC limited scope examination from instigation to conclusion, including coordinating all document production, drafting all correspondence and replies to requests, and running all onsite meetings with SEC personnel. I have in-house private investment/M&A experience, with extensive investment holding structuring experience, including structures in the US, UK, Switzerland, Israel, Cyprus and Australia. I have acted as corporate secretary and director for various companies within holding structures, having overall corporate governance oversight.

Rich Morris's Current Company Details
OMERS

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Director, Legal and Compliance at OMERS
Rich Morris Work Experience Details
  • Omers
    Director, Legal And Compliance
    Omers Apr 2020 - Present
    Toronto, On, Ca
  • Mvision Private Equity Advisers
    Senior Compliance Officer And Legal Counsel
    Mvision Private Equity Advisers Feb 2019 - Mar 2020
    London, England, Gb
    Responsible for the day-to-day oversight and management of the global compliance programme of the MVision group, including the United States, United Kingdom, Europe and Hong Kong. Registered with FINRA as General Securities Representative (Securities Industry Essentials and Series 7) and General Securities Principal (Series 24).
  • Eco Energy World Ltd
    General Counsel
    Eco Energy World Ltd Feb 2018 - Jan 2019
    London, United Kingdom, Gb
    Responsible for the day-to-day legal activities across the United Kingdom, Europe and Australia for the development and construction of a portfolio of 1,100 MW of solar projects.
  • Bluefield Partners Llp
    General Counsel And Compliance Officer
    Bluefield Partners Llp Aug 2014 - Jun 2017
    London, London, Gb
    I was the general counsel and compliance officer for Bluefield Partners LLP, an FCA registered investment advisor, responsible for the legal, regulatory, compliance (CF 10 and 11), company secretarial, general corporate and HR functions.
  • Ecofin
    General Counsel
    Ecofin Jan 2008 - Jul 2014
    London, Gb
    I was in-house for six and a half years with Ecofin, the last four as General Counsel (FCA and SEC registered), with broad responsibility for all legal, regulatory and compliance, and corporate governance matters. I worked on a global basis with investment professionals, the chief compliance officer, finance, investor relations, operations teams and regulatory bodies to realize the business goals of Ecofin.
  • Clifford Chance
    Conflicts/Compliance Lawyer
    Clifford Chance Mar 2007 - Jan 2008
    Responsible for maintaining sanctions knowledge base, as well as analyzing and answering international sanction queries and liaising with US partners and lawyers to disseminate relevant US sanctions restrictions and requirements.Analyzed information contained in the firm's conflict management systems and make decisions on conflicts and compliance issues taking into account legal/regulatory requirements and commercial conflict implications.Identified the existence of any potential conflicts of interest or client relationship issues in the context of new matters and clients across the full range of practice areas within the firm, including corporate, M&A and capital markets. Jurisdictions included Europe, US, Dubai and Asia.Liaised with the general counsel, partners and lawyers worldwide to establish whether conflict of interest or client relationship issues exist, often in the context of a range of related matters, the majority of which were highly complex transactions.Dealt with urgent ad hoc questions and queries from partners and lawyers relating to conflicts of interest and associated compliance and regulatory issues.
  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Litigation Support
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Dec 2006 - Mar 2007
    Involved in litigation support, including document review and production.Researched and analyzed relevant statute and case law for various partners.
  • Concise Marketing Solutions
    Consultant - Periodic
    Concise Marketing Solutions Aug 2003 - Oct 2006
    Production Manager, System Administrator and System/Software Developer: Managed all in-house production (database management and manipulation and reporting). Designed, developed client and in-house software for database management.Designed and implemented statistical reports on the efficacy of various marketing programs.
  • I. Richard Levy, Pc
    Associate Attorney
    I. Richard Levy, Pc Aug 2003 - Mar 2006
    Represented debtors, creditors, trustees, and other parties in interest in bankruptcy cases, bankruptcy- and insolvency-related litigation and out-of-court workouts. Advised clients on transactions relating to bankruptcy and related state law, such as real estate and the U.C.C. Firm served as Special Co-Counsel for chapter 7 trustee for numerous adversary proceedings for recovery of chapter 5 assets, director and officer liability suit related to shareholder litigation against debtor engaged in internet broadcasting services.
  • Powerscore, Inc.
    Lsat Instructor
    Powerscore, Inc. Aug 2002 - Aug 2003
    Taught both 80-hour and 16-hour LSAT Preparation Courses for prospective law students. All instructors were required to have scored in the top 99 percentile of the LSAT.
  • Spivey & Ainsworth, Pc
    Legal Clerk
    Spivey & Ainsworth, Pc Mar 2001 - Apr 2003
    General litigation support. Research included standard of care due psychiatric patients, official immunity due government officials and penalties for breaching fee-sharing contracts. Drafted petition for submission to the Texas Supreme Court concerning governmental immunity.
  • Rob Wiley, Pc
    Summer Legal Clerk
    Rob Wiley, Pc Jun 2002 - Aug 2002
    Work consisted primarily of employment discrimination litigation, and included sexual discrimination and HIV/ADA discrimination. Interfaced with agents and clerks from state and local government, EEOC, DA’s offices, TCHR, and TWC. Drafted original pleadings, interrogatories, motions to compel and quash and other litigation oriented writings. Prepared for and attended depositions, mediations and arbitrations.
  • American Airlines, Inc.
    Summer Legal Intern
    American Airlines, Inc. Jun 2001 - Aug 2001
    Corporate Section – Participated in all phases of contract development and execution. Researched EU Safe Harbor compliance, sweepstakes/lottery law and authority for Department of Transportation regulations.Intellectual Property Section – Researched trademark infringement by domain registrants and ICANN arbitration rules and procedures. Audited license management company for compliance with procedures to maintain due diligence for trademark protection.
  • Concise Marketing Solutions
    Project Analyst And Network Administrator
    Concise Marketing Solutions Feb 1998 - Aug 2000
    See entry, above.

Rich Morris Skills

Due Diligence Corporate Law Corporate Governance Private Equity Hedge Funds Investments Corporate Finance Asset Management Equities Negotiation Contract Negotiation Alternative Investments Legal Writing Bankruptcy Compliance Mergers And Acquisitions Microsoft Excel Derivatives Capital Markets Arbitration Financial Markets Joint Ventures Licensing Asset Managment Restructuring Securities Regulation Securities Venture Capital Excel Financial Services M&a Negotiations Board Of Directors Reporting Directorship Director

Rich Morris Education Details

  • The University Of Texas At Austin
    The University Of Texas At Austin
    Law
  • Texas A&M University
    Texas A&M University
    Zoology
  • Duncanville Hs
    Duncanville Hs

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Rich Morris works for Omers

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Rich Morris's current role is Director, Legal and Compliance at OMERS.

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What schools did Rich Morris attend?

Rich Morris attended The University Of Texas At Austin, Texas A&m University, Duncanville Hs.

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Rich Morris has skills like Due Diligence, Corporate Law, Corporate Governance, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Investments, Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Equities, Negotiation, Contract Negotiation, Alternative Investments.

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