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About
Provided by Sam Goodman
Practice Areas
Sam specialises in complex, high-value commercial litigation and arbitration. His practice has a particular focus on civil fraud/asset recovery, technology, energy/environment, banking, company, insolvency, and international trade. He acts in international arbitrations under a variety of rules (LCIA, ICC, SCC, LMAA etc.) as well as in English court proceedings in aid of arbitral proceedings and concerning the enforcement of arbitration awards. He has a particularly strong civil fraud practice, having acted in several multibillion-dollar fraud claims over the last few years.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Sam Goodman is a strong-performing junior with significant expertise in cyberfraud and cryptocurrency disputes. His practice also encompasses civil fraud, asset recovery and banking cases. He was one of the authors of the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce Legal Statement on Cryptoassets and Smart Contracts.
Sam Goodman is a well-regarded junior at the fraud Bar. He routinely advises on various interim applications including worldwide freezing orders and Norwich Pharmacal relief. He has notable expertise in cyber fraud.
Sam Goodman has a strong arbitration and investment treaty disputes practice. He has acted in several significant arbitrations over the past few years, appearing in proceedings brought under the auspices of the LCIA, ICC, ICSID, LMAA, PCA and SCC.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He really is a rising star and an exceptional talent."
"Excellent. He's very good technically and he always thinks about strategy."
"Smart, reliable, attentive and great to work with."
"He's user-friendly, his drafting is tight and to the point, and he works hard to understand the dynamic between the solicitor and the client."
"Words don't do Sam justice. He is just fantastic - the best junior barrister at the Bar, in my view. He regularly outperforms silks."
"It's an overly used adage, but Sam Goodman really is a rising star and exceptional talent."
"Sam is exceptionally bright and hard-working. He's very easy to approach, he gets to grips with matters and issues extremely quickly, and he's liked by clients."
"Sam Goodman is a very bright junior. He works very hard and he's very good and confident on his feet."
"Sam is user-friendly; his drafting is tight and to the point and he works well in understanding the dynamic between the solicitor and the client."
"Sam is practical and smart."
"He really is a rising star and an exceptional talent."
"Excellent. He's very good technically and he always thinks about strategy."
"Smart, reliable, attentive and great to work with."
"He's user-friendly, his drafting is tight and to the point, and he works hard to understand the dynamic between the solicitor and the client."
"Words don't do Sam justice. He is just fantastic - the best junior barrister at the Bar, in my view. He regularly outperforms silks."
"It's an overly used adage, but Sam Goodman really is a rising star and exceptional talent."
"Sam is exceptionally bright and hard-working. He's very easy to approach, he gets to grips with matters and issues extremely quickly, and he's liked by clients."
"Sam Goodman is a very bright junior. He works very hard and he's very good and confident on his feet."
"Sam is user-friendly; his drafting is tight and to the point and he works well in understanding the dynamic between the solicitor and the client."
"Sam is practical and smart."
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