Mr Simon Catto > Addleshaw Goddard > Edinburgh, Scotland > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Simon Catto
Work Department
Dispute Resolution.
Position
Simon is head of the dispute resolution team in Scotland and a solicitor advocate. He regularly handles complex and high value cases in both Sheriff Court and the Court of Session with a particular focus on commercial, contractual, insolvency and sports related disputes. Simon specialises in the full range of commercial, contractual and insolvency disputes. His clients range from insolvency practitioners, banks and public limited companies to small privately owned companies and partnerships. Clients also include UK football clubs and professional sportsmen in the fields of football and athletics. Simon is the appointed solicitor member of the board of the Scottish Court Service. He is also a member of the firm’s Scottish and UK managing boards.
Career
Trained Ledingham Chalmers; qualified 1997; training partner HBJ Gateley 2006-07, qualified as solicitor advocate 2007, head of litigation department 2007 to date, member of managing board (Scotland) 2007, member of the UK board 2008.
Languages
French.
Memberships
The Law Society of Scotland; solicitor member Board of the Scottish Court and Tribunal Service; Solicitor Advocate.
Education
Robert Gordons College; Edinburgh University (1994 LLB Hons; 1995 DipLP).
Lawyer Rankings
Scotland > Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
Active across a broad range of debt recovery disputes, Addleshaw Goddard‘s practice includes group co-heads Lynsey Walker and Alan Sinclair, who are based in Edinburgh and Glasgow respectively; Walker is a specialist finance litigator and Sinclair excels in debt recovery work and insolvency-related issues. The group is singled out for its knowledge of complex recoveries, enforcement work and insolvency claims. Simon Catto, who leads the litigation team in Scotland also contributes to the practice.
Scotland > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
(Leading individuals)Counting regional and international corporations among its key roster of clients, the ‘highly knowledgeable team’ at Addleshaw Goddard is routinely instructed to assist with contractual disputes, shareholder litigation and procurement challenges alongside insolvency proceedings. Following the departure of Joan Devine in April 2022, the team bolstered its numbers with the arrival of Claire Thornber (previously at Weightmans LLP), who specialises in commercial property and insolvency litigation, and Douglas Blyth (particular expertise in insolvency disputes) from Dentons; both are solicitor advocates. Other key contacts in the group include practice leader Simon Catto, Alan Sinclair, who handles contentious insolvency mandates, and legal director Edward Gratwick.
Scotland > Real estate > Property litigation
Simon Catto heads up Addleshaw Goddard‘s broader dispute resolution practice, which includes legal director and solicitor advocate Edward Gratwick, the firm’s main contact for property litigation. Much of Gratwick’s recent work requires commercial litigation expertise but he has also assisted private clients with residential sector disputes. Capabilities in dilapidations and insolvency-related work were strengthened with the arrival of Claire Thornber from Weightmans LLP in September 2022.
Scotland > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
(Leading individuals)Renowned for its football sector capabilities, Addleshaw Goddard is a regular advisor to major Scottish and international clubs, individuals and governing bodies on a range of contentious and non-contentious sporting mandates, including season ticket finance. Seasoned litigator Simon Catto often acts for players and clubs in contractual disputes, while Helena Brown concentrates on commercial and regulatory issues, which has involved supporting high-profile clients undergoing digital transformation post-pandemic. Solicitor advocate Erin Grieve, promoted to managing associate in September 2022, is also active on the contentious side, representing clubs and bodies in court hearings and arbitrations. Catto and Brown jointly spearhead the Edinburgh-based practice.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Scotland > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Leading individuals Scotland > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Sport Scotland > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
- Commercial litigation Scotland > Dispute resolution
- Debt recovery Scotland > Dispute resolution
- Property litigation Scotland > Real estate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy (excluding oil and gas)
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Projects
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Real estate > Commercial property: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in Scotland
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Transport
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Real estate > Construction
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Public sector > Local government
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Employment > Employment