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Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP Offices

1 WOOD STREET
CHEAPSIDE
LONDON
EC2V 7WS
England
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Simon Brooks

Work Department
Simon is Co-Head of Global Insurance and specialises in high value insurance and reinsurance disputes and complex professional indemnity claims. His cases have included major insurance market disputes such as the long running and high profile film finance and leading cases involving claims against insurance brokers.
Simon has a great deal of experience of advising on property damage, product liability and D&O coverage issues, and disputes involving captives and PCCs. He has also acted in high value and complex energy related claims in the UK and abroad.
He is recommended in directories for insurance/reinsurance litigation and professional negligence.
Position
Partner
Lawyer Rankings
London > Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
With its strong presence in the UK, U.S and around the world, Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP is frequently instructed on multijurisdictional high-value disputes involving brokers and captive insurance companies. Simon Brooks ‘ varied practice includes coverage disputes, negligence claims against insurance brokers, property damage and BI disputes, product liability claims and D&O issues. Matthew Allen specialises in international arbitration under the Bermuda form, and is sought after for business interruption claims arising from industrial, commercial and retail interests in Latin America, Turkey, U.S and Europe. ‘Future star‘ principal associate Naz Gauri is active on property, specialty risks and Covid-19 mandates.
London > Insurance > Professional negligence
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP defend high value claims and advises on regulatory investigations involving accountants, insurance brokers and pensions advisors. Simon Brooks is skilled in high value, complex claims, defending legal, financial and construction professionals. Claire Carroll
defends claims brought against pensions professionals, trustees and advisers. Jennifer Miles, meanwhile, led the firm’s team which reached a settlement on behalf of a former KPMG audit director who had faced an investigation and enforcement proceedings brought by the Financial Reporting Counsel.
Lawyer Rankings
- Insurance and reinsurance litigation - London > Insurance
- Professional negligence - London > Insurance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Public sector > Education: individuals
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)
- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)
- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: lower mid-market deals, £50m-£500m
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport > Rail
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Public sector > Education: schools
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
- Public sector > Local government
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Real estate > Planning
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > TMT
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure