Simon specializes in complex international litigation and arbitration. He enjoys a broad commercial practice, while also specializing in infrastructure, cross-border investment (including investor-state), financial services and fraud disputes.
Simon speaks and reads Chinese (Mandarin) and regularly acts for Chinese clients in major cases, both in the English Courts and in arbitration in Singapore, London and elsewhere.
In recent years, Simon has acted as sole or lead counsel in numerous arbitrations under a range of institutional rules, including ICC, LCIA, SIAC, HKIAC, LMAA, and in ad hoc arbitrations both in London and the ASEAN region. His recent cases involved Joint Venture and Post-M&A disputes, power plant construction, oil rig construction, mining, intra-company / shareholder disputes, banking and commodity trading disputes. He has also been instructed in English court litigation on jurisdictional issues, anti-suit injunctions, enforcement and challenge of arbitral awards and public international law (acting against a sovereign state).
Simon is ranked in the leading directories:
"simply outstanding, a very bright, very sensible and very commercial junior counsel who's years beyond his call." Chambers Asia Pacific 2014, Singapore: Arbitration: The English Bar
"He is good on his feet, thinks off-the-cuff very well, speaks confidently without notes and is dogged and determined in pursuit of the case." Chambers Asia Pacific 2015, Singapore: Arbitration: The English Bar
"His Mandarin skills are useful when dealing with cases involving Chinese parties." Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2016, Shipping
"Extremely intelligent and simply brilliant." Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2016, Energy
Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017, Energy, ranked Tier 1
“A source of well-thought-through pragmatic advice” Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2017