Simon Bruce > Dawson Cornwell LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Dawson Cornwell LLP Offices
11 Staple Inn
LONDON
WC1V 7QH
England
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Simon Bruce
Work Department
Matrimonial.
Position
Partner specialising in financial matters, particulary complex HNW cases. He also has wide expertise in children matters as a result of his caseload in pro bono family law clinics in London.
Simon is known for his naturally empathetic and caring style. He is also an experienced mediator and collaborative lawyer.
Career
Qualified in 1986, Senior Counsel at Farrer & Co LLP, he joined Dawson Cornwell as a Partner in 2022.
Languages
Fluent in French.
Memberships
Resolution Accredited Specialist in Big Money Cases and Emergency Procedures in financial relief cases; the International Academy of Family Lawyers; the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA); the Franco-British Lawyers Society.
Education
Scholar at Eton College; Trinity College, Cambridge.
Leisure
Chess; lifelong Liverpool FC supporter.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Family
(Leading individuals)Jointly headed by Russell Bywater and Carolina Marín Pedreño, the team at Dawson Cornwell LLP is ‘undoubtedly an exceptional, all-service family law firm. They have an unwavering reputation for providing high-quality advice on the most complex divorce and financial matters, including those cases with an international element’. The firm has an abundance of talent at all levels, including the ‘financial remedy heavyweight’ Simon Bruce. Amy Rowe is regarded as a specialist in complex cross-border children matters, while Sarah Jane Lenihan concentrates on financial remedies and private law children cases. Jessica Reid is a key figure who regularly handles complex cases involving financial claims and jurisdictional disputes. Charlotte Conner and Charlotte Image-Flower are other key members of this ‘outstanding’ team. In team news, Lisette Dupré joined Stewarts Law LLP and Amy Barrow joined Payne Hicks Beach LLP in October 2022 and April 2023 respectively. At the start of 2023, Hilka Hollmann joined the team from Freemans Solicitors, while the ‘exceptional’ Anna Shadbolt was promoted to the partnership.