Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
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Band 3

International Arbitration

France

5 Years Ranked

5

Band 5

Arbitration (International)

Europe-wide

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Provided by Simon Greenberg

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Simon Greenberg is in Clifford Chance's international arbitration group. Simon advises on transnational dispute management and acts as both counsel and as arbitrator in international arbitrations taking place all around the world. He has over 22 years' experience in the field.

Simon's experience covers numerous governing laws and seats of arbitration and a range of dispute types and business sectors. In recent years his practice has focused on mining, metals and energy, aviation (in particular helicopters) and telecoms/technology. He also has unparalleled experience of disputes involving allegations of corruption, illegality and/or the breach of anti-bribery and corruption rules.

Simon is co-chair of Clifford Chance's global Mining and Metals Sector group. He is also a part time judge of the commercial division of the Supreme Court of Bahrain.

Simon spent four years as Deputy Secretary General of the ICC International Court of Arbitration (2008-2012) followed by six years as a Court Member (for Australia) of the ICC International Court of Arbitration. He is a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration since 2007. He is the Chair of ICC Australia's arbitrator Nominations Commission since July 2022. From 2013 to 2016 Simon represented the Australian Government at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law.

Simon is a lecturer at the Institute of Political Science of Paris (Sciences Po) since 2008, a visiting professor of international commercial arbitration at Hong Kong University since 2010, and a regular speaker at arbitration conferences. He has published more than 30 journal articles and two books relating to international arbitration.

Career

Deputy Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration 2000

Deakin University, Melbourne, LLB (First Class Hons & Victorian Supreme Court Prize for graduating top of law) 2002

University of Paris II – Panthéon-Assas, DSU (LLM equivalent, Private International Law) 2002

Admitted as a barrister and solicitor in Victoria, Australia 2002

Clayton Utz, Melbourne Australia 2002

Dechert LLP 2004

Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2005

Admitted as an avocat in Paris 2005

Deputy Secretary General of the ICC International Court of Arbitration 2008

Joined Clifford Chance as Counsel 2012

Partner since 2013

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Europe

International Arbitration - France
3
Band 3

Simon Greenberg offers extensive expertise in representing corporations in arbitration proceedings. He is adept at handling cases involving sectors such as mining or aerospace.


Arbitration (International) - Europe-wide
5
Band 5

Simon Greenberg boasts a mixed commercial and investor-state arbitration practice. He is based in Paris and also represents clients in arbitral award proceedings in front of French courts.

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