Simon Fawell > Signature Litigation LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Signature Litigation LLP Offices
138 FETTER LANE
LONDON
EC4A 1BT
England
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Simon Fawell
Work Department
Banking and Finance Disputes, Structured Finance Disputes, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Litigation, International Arbitration.
Position
Simon has more than 20 years’ experience across a wide range of commercial and financial litigation and arbitration, with a particular focus on complex banking and structured finance matters. He also specialises in advising on issues related to cyber-breach recovery and related litigation as well as insurance/reinsurance disputes.
His expertise encompasses broad spectrum of industries and subject areas including banking, structured finance, derivatives (in particular under the ISDA form), commercial mortgage-backed securities, asset financing, leasing, insurance and reinsurance, infrastructure, energy, private equity and funds.
Simon has litigated before the English High Court, English Court of Appeal, UK Supreme Court and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, as well as in international arbitration matters under the rules of the London Court of International Arbitration, the International Chamber of Commerce and the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, the Insurance and Reinsurance Arbitration Society, and ad hoc arbitration under the English Arbitration Act.
Career
Trained, DJ Freeman, 2000; qualified, 2002; Associate, 2002; Associate, Sidley Austin LLP, 2007; Partner, 2012; Partner, Dechert LLP, 2019; Partner, Signature Litigation, 2021.
Memberships
London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA), Insurance & Reinsurance Legacy Association (IRLA), British Insurance Law Association (BILA), and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Arbitration and Dispute Resolution committee.
Education
Queen Mary University of London.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
Signature Litigation LLP acts for leading corporates, insurers and reinsurers in high-value disputes, with a focus on Latin America, the Mediterranean basin, Asia and West Africa. Practice head Hermes Marangos – a bilingual solicitor advocate – has particular expertise in political and trade and war and terrorism risk matters, in addition to the development of wordings for investors and the reinsurance market. Another names of note include Simon Fawell for his specialism in cyber-breach recovery; Daniel Spendlove for his experience in disputes emanating from Central and Eastern Europe, and associate Adriano Stagni for his strong reputation in coverage issues.
London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
The ‘cohesive, experienced, and effective team’ at Signature Litigation LLP acts for multi-party, multi-jurisdictional disputes, benefitting from support provided by a Paris office of the firm. The ‘hard-working, diligent and able’ team is led by ‘leading player’ Graham Huntley
, who regularly acts for banks, fund managers, and life assurers. ‘Intelligent and skilled lawyer’ Daniel Spendlove is key to the team, alongside ‘stand-out individual’ Abdulali Jiwaji and ‘bright and careful litigator’ Simon Fawell.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial litigation: premium London > Dispute resolution
- Insurance and reinsurance litigation London > Insurance