Mr Simon Willis > Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP Offices

107 CHEAPSIDE
LONDON
EC2V 6DN
England
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Mr Simon Willis

Work Department
Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Position
Partner
Career
Simon focuses on commercial disputes, often involving financial and professional services institutions, contentious regulatory work and professional negligence.
Simon has wide experience of acting for major financial institutions, companies and professional firms in complex litigation, investigations and proceedings by domestic and overseas regulators, professional disciplinary proceedings, ad hoc governmental inquiries and internal investigations. In particular he has acted for those subject to investigations by a wide range of regulatory bodies including the Financial Reporting Council, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority, the Serious Fraud Office, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and others. He has considerable experience of advising clients on risk management and reputational risk arising from contentious matters.
Languages
English
Education
College of Law of England and Wales, Chester, L.P.C.
University of Birmingham, LL.B.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
(Hall of Fame)Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP‘s litigation team represents HNW individuals, multinationals and nation-states in energy, infrastructure, finance, and technology and innovation-related disputes. Simon Willis focuses on commercial disputes that frequently involve financial and professional services institutions, contentious regulatory work, and professional negligence. Mark Beeley maintains a notable cross-border disputes practice in the English courts, in addition to his international arbitration caseload. Amanda Voss is experienced in professional negligence disputes and investigations, and Adam Rizzo is ‘engaging and highly diligent’. The department also includes Sarah Stockley, who acts in cross-border litigation, and Marcus Holmstroem, whose expertise also includes commercial litigation.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Commercial litigation: mid-market London > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Finance > Securitisation
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Employment > Employers