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Simon Greenberg

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. · Clifford Chance

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About

Simon Greenberg is a partner in Clifford Chance's international arbitration group with over 22 years of experience. He acts as counsel and arbitrator in international disputes, focusing on mining, metals, energy, aviation, and telecoms/technology.

Practice area

International Arbitration

Office

France

Clifford Chance · 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.

France

Expertise

Mining, Metals and EnergyAviationTelecoms and TechnologyAnti-Corruption Disputes

Education

  • Deakin University, Melbourne, LLB (First Class Hons & Victorian Supreme Court Prize for graduating top of law)
  • University of Paris II – Panthéon-Assas, DSU (LLM equivalent, Private International Law)

Admissions

  • Barrister and Solicitor, Victoria, Australia (2002)
  • Solicitor, England & Wales (2005)
  • Avocat, Paris (2005)

Languages

EnglishFrench