Bio

Rachel Simon is a corporate and securities partner at Snell & Wilmer who provides sophisticated legal services in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, tax structuring, financings and general corporate matters. She draws upon her extensive experience to provide legal advice and services to clients in a variety of industries including food and beverage, real estate, technology, manufacturing, healthcare and logistics, building trusted relationships and often serving as go-to outside counsel for long-term clients. Additionally, Rachel provides business, corporate and tax advice to educational, public and religious charities and private foundations. Her work includes preparing applications on behalf of non-profit entities for tax exemptions and non-profit status under federal and state tax guidelines, assisting non-profits to joint venture on projects with both non-profits and for-profit entities, dealing with excess benefit and private inurement issues, and providing guidance on non-profit governance. In addition to her law degree, Rachel holds an LL.M in Taxation from Loyola Law School and an MBA from the University of Southern California.