Simon Lockard joined the corporate department at Ropes & Gray in 2025.

Simon earned his J.D. from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. While at USC, Simon was a staff writer for the Business Law Digest, a mentor for the Business Law Society and a research assistant for Clare Pastore. While in law school, Simon worked in house at a large private corporation and multiple startup companies.

Prior to law school, Simon graduated cum laude from UC Irvine and worked at another multinational corporate law firm.