Tom Morrison
About
Provided by Tom Morrison
Practice Areas
Nationally recognised for his specialist expertise in supporting colleges, Tom is Stone King’s Head of FE and HE, the Partner responsible for overseeing the firm’s Education Team in the North and the Lead Partner for its Leeds office. He advises education providers on strategic, governance, contractual and commercial issues, with particular expertise in leading projects, handling contract negotiations and supporting discussions with regulators. He and his team work exclusively with education sector clients, supporting the teams at colleges, universities, multi-academy trusts and other education providers throughout England.
Career
Tom has worked with education providers for over 20 years, with a particular emphasis on FE and HE. He spent the first part of his career at a regional firm in Yorkshire, progressing from trainee to equity partner and Head of Education, before joining Stone King as national Head of FE and HE.
Publications
Tom is the author of the Further Education Overview section for Thomson Reuters’ legal publication WestLaw and a contributor for New Law Journal. He regularly speaks at sector conferences including those organised by the Association of Colleges, the Education & Training Foundation, the College Finance Directors Group and the Governance Professionals’ Special Interest Group.
Chambers Review
UK
Tom Morrison is the head of Stone King's further education practice and is based in the firm's Leeds office. He frequently advises colleges on a wide variety of issues including governance matters, partnerships and funding challenges.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Tom is client-focused and is excellent in his communication."
"Tom is brilliant on the legal, financial and policy issues in the FE sector."
"He's very responsive and excellent at understanding the complex issues we are dealing with."
"Tom is client-focused and is excellent in his communication."
"Tom is brilliant on the legal, financial and policy issues in the FE sector."
"He's very responsive and excellent at understanding the complex issues we are dealing with."