Commercial Litigation lawyers

Simon Hobbs

Partner in charge of commercial litigation and restructuring/insolvency in Milton Keynes. Rated in both disciplines in both The Legal 500 and Chambers. On the insolvency front, Simon is a ‘highly rated’ expert on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious corporate and personal insolvency matters, with some 18 years’ experience. On the Commercial Litigation front, he is described by clients as ‘hard working’ with a ‘quietly confident style’. He deals with heavyweight contractual claims for major commercial clients and local SMEs, franchising, shareholder and partnership disputes, professional negligence claims and IP matters. Simon prides himself on building up trusted advisor status with his clients.

Freeths LLP

Simon Hofstetter

Simon has extensive experience in domestic and international commercial litigation, asset recovery and bankruptcy proceedings as well Swiss corporate law. Simon is a Partner in the dispute resolution group of Charles Russell Speechlys in Zurich, specialising in domestic and international commercial litigation and arbitration, with focus on commercial, banking and corporate (liability) disputes, asset recovery and white-collar crime. Simon represents clients before courts and authorities of both German and Italian speaking part of Switzerland as he has extensive experience in the legal environment of both regions. He also regularly assists companies and acts as an external legal counsel on corporate law matters, including M&A, changes in equities, corporate housekeeping, shareholders matters and corporate governance. He is a graduate from the University of Fribourg i.Ue. with bilingual and European Law distinctions, holds a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Forensics from the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (Competence Centre Forensics and Economic Crimes) and holds an LL.M. degree in business law from UCLA (University of California Los Angeles). Simon is a member of the Swiss Bar Association (SAV), the Zurich Bar Association (ZAV) and the ASA below 40 – Swiss Arbitration Association. He is also an active member of various networks, such as AIGLI (Associazione internazionale giuristi di lingua italiana), IBLC (International Business Law Consortium) and has been a board member since 2017 of the JCA International (Jurist Consult Alliance). Simon speaks German, English, Italian, French and Spanish.

Charles Russell Speechlys AG

Simon Hohler

Simon Hohler is a Partner at Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte in Zug and Zurich, Switzerland. Simon Hohler specializes in advising and representing clients in commercial disputes as well as in contract law matters. In addition, he regularly acts as an arbitrator in arbitration proceedings and advises companies and individuals in commercial law matters. His practice focuses in particular on domestic and international commercial arbitration and state court litigation as well as in enforcement and legal assistance matters. He frequently represents clients in disputes concerning contract and commercial law, torts and insurance law, construction law, M&A transactions as well as debt enforcement and bankruptcy law. Simon Hohler has been involved in numerous institutional arbitrations (e.g. Swiss Arbitration Centre, ICC, CAS and HKIAC) and ad hoc arbitrations where he advised parties or acted as counsel or arbitrator (sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator and chairman). He is co-chair of the ASA Local Group Central Switzerland and recognized by Chambers and Partners for his work as arbitrator as well as by Lexology (Who's Who Legal) as a "Future Leader" in arbitration. He is also an arbitrator on the arbitrator list of the VQF Financial Services Standards Association. He has represented clients in various state court proceedings, including the obtaining and defending against interim measures, the freezing of assets as well as the enforcement of judgments. He is recognized by Lexology (Who's Who Legal) as a "Thought Leader Global Elite - Commercial Litigation - Under 45" and a "National Leader - Switzerland - Commercial Litigation". He is registered in the attorney registry of the Canton of Zug.

Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte

Simon Holdsworth

Simon is the firm’s Managing Partner and is responsible for managing the legal and operational side of the business. The role includes producing and implementing the strategic plan while working closely with Heads of Department and Offices, individual partners and Business Services Directors to shape the firm to meet the accelerated pace of change in clients’ expectations. Simon joined Thrings in 1997 and has been a Partner since 2000. He was elected as Managing Partner in May 2013.

Thrings LLP

Simon Hurry

Simon specialises in high-value commercial and trust litigation, cross-border insolvency, enforcement and asset tracing (including the obtaining of urgent injunctive relief). He has extensive experience in dispute resolution matters and has led and assisted with some of the most complex cases in Jersey and the Cayman Islands. He is a seasoned court advocate having appeared before the courts of Jersey and the Cayman Islands at all levels, including the Privy Council. Simon became the first lawyer in the Channel Islands to be recognised as an INSOL Fellow and is the only INSOL Fellow in Jersey.

Walkers

Simon Jackson

Simon is an experienced dispute resolution lawyer who advises clients across a wide range of industries. He is well versed in a variety of dispute resolution techniques including litigation, international and domestic arbitration, mediation, expert determination, early neutral evaluation and adjudication.

Keystone Law

Simon Mason

Partner, Solicitor

Slater and Gordon

Simon Mattison

Legal Director - Casualty Commercial 1

Weightmans LLP

Simon McArdle

Simon is a Partner in the commercial team who specialises in large scale outsourcing arrangements including logistics and warehousing, property and asset management, facilities management and soft services. His practice also encompasses agency and distribution arrangements (he is published on PLC in this area) and a range of other B2B contracting models. Simon leads the Commercial team's Logistics and Warehousing Team as well as leading Shoosmiths' Resource Solutions service which offers a range of outsourced managed legal services for in house legal teams together with market leading legal tech offerings such as Cia (the firm's AI powered contract review service) and Live Working (bespoke online hubs for clients). Simon advises clients in a range of sectors including the retail, logistics, food, health and automotive sectors. Recent work includes: • Advising Aramark, the Fortune 500 global professional services company, in relation to its £nine figure deal with Merlin group in respect of the first generation outsourcing of all of the food and beverage services at its UK and US theme parks. • Advising a major supermarket chain in relation to its £nine figure ground-breaking joint venture arrangements with a leading logistics provider relating to its UK warehousing. • Advising a high-end retailer in respect of its £eight figure first generation outsourcing of its central distribution centre to a major logistics provider. • Advising one of the UK’s largest logistics providers in relation to a renegotiation of its £eight figure deal with a major retailer. • Advising a leading manufacturer of high end sports and leisure footwear in relation to the renegotiation of its central distribution centre arrangements with a major logistics provider. • Advising a major food manufacturer in relation to its bespoke £multimillion cold storage facility agreement with a leading provider of cold storage facilities. • Advising a Global cosmetics manufacturer in relation to the consolidation of its UK wide distribution network into a major new UK distribution hub. Simon has extensive experience of working closely with in house legal teams, having spent time on secondment with Aramark the Fortune 500 global professional services company, Informa the FTSE 100 publishing giant, Iron Mountain the global records company, and Cambridge University Press and having been seconded as acting head of legal for a major electronics company. Simon spent the early part of his legal career specialising in Commercial Litigation and as such has extensive experience of commercial disputes including contractual arrangements that have been subject to inter-party and judicial scrutiny.

Shoosmiths LLP

Simon Pedley

Simon is a dispute resolution partner specialising in company and commercial disputes, as well as charity disputes and regulation, and contested trusts and estates for high-net-worth individuals, trustees, beneficiaries and charities. His recent work includes: representing the successful claimant in the Kennedy v Kennedy case (an equitable mistake claim to overturn a transaction giving rise to a substantial tax liability); acting in Bhullar v Bhullar (a significant decision in a complicated derivate action); representing the successful applicants in Parris v (1) Ajayi (2) SHC Clemsfold Group (3) SHC Rapkyns Group (a claim in malicious falsehood); acting for the administrators of a substantial estate in a variety of related disputes including directions applications, account proceedings, an insolvency validation order application, various other insolvency proceedings, and an application to remove the administrators.

Mills & Reeve LLP

Simon Pestell

Simon is a Legal Director and head of the Property Litigation team in Southampton. Simon has a wide range of experience in all aspects of commercial property and landlord and tenant litigation. Simon’s areas of expertise include rights to light, telecoms, dilapidations, lease renewals and landlord consent applications. Simon has acted for a wide range of clients including commercial and residential developers, national retailers, public and private companies, local authorities and educational establishments.

Blake Morgan LLP

Simon Serota

PartnerAreas of Practice: Commercial Litigation, Property Litigation, Leasehold Enfranchisement, Professional Negligence

Wallace LLP

Simon Thomas

Partner

Baker & Partners LLP

Simon Walsh

Partner | Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution An experienced commercial disputes lawyer with extensive international experience, Simon specialises in commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation as well as advising on commercial contracts and dispute avoidance. Simon advises a wide range of English and US public private companies, partnerships, directors, entrepreneurs, and high-net-worth individuals. He has broad sector and industry expertise, and has successfully resolved contract disputes ranging from the quality of bread rolls to the implementation of complex IT systems as well as sensitive shareholder and partnership disputes.

SA Law LLP

Simon Wong

Denis Chang’s Chambers

Simoné Engelbrecht

Simoné is an Associate in the Litigation law practice at Adams & Adams.

Adams & Adams

Sina Wulder

Lawyer, at the Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation department

Stonewater

Sinéad Lester

Partner

Broadfield Law UK LLP

Siu Him Lee

Denis Chang’s Chambers

Sjef Janssen

Legal Director

Baker McKenzie

Sjoerd Kamerbeek

As corporate law specialist, Sjoerd advises and litigates for internationally renowned clients on M&A, warranty & indemnity (insurances), investment(-losses) and more generally commercial and corporate disputes. Sjoerd is specifically focussed on disputes between board members, shareholders', and other key stakeholders. In doing so, he frequently acts before the Enterprise Chamber of the Court of Amsterdam. He also acts for the largest international (hedge) funds on their shareholder activist campaigns in the Netherlands. Finally, he assists with strategic M&A in connection with takeover and shareholder disputes. Sjoerd frequently publishes articles on various corporate topics. Further, Sjoerd is regularly a guest lecturer on social entrepreneurship at Utrecht University. He is also a co-founder of and member of the advisory board to the Utrecht University Social Entrepreneurship Initiative.

Van Doorne

Skye Daley

Skye Daley is a Shareholder at Buchalter. His practice is focused on representing clients in high stakes, complex business and commercial litigation and arbitration Skye represents clients ranging from small businesses and start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, semi-governmental agencies and banking institutions. He has experience representing his clients in both state and federal court, as well as in arbitration and in administrative proceedings. In addition to business and commercial litigation, Skye has extensive experience representing employers in a variety of employment matters, advising his clients on questions of labor and employment compliance, and forcefully and successfully asserting his client’s rights in trade secret disputes. Recently, Skye obtained a full defense award on behalf of a San Diego-based financial institution following a four-day arbitration. A cross-complaint had been filed against Skye’s client by one of its borrowers alleging, inter alia, negligent misrepresentation and fraud in the inducement of the borrower’s loan agreements claiming Skye’s client made representations inconsistent with the express terms of the loan agreements. The Arbitrator rejected borrower’s claims and found that Skye’s client’s representations and conduct were consistent with the express terms of the loan agreements and within customary industry standards for banking institutions, resulting in no exposure to borrower’s multi-million dollar claim. In addition to his work in litigation, Skye has recently had scholarly work published in Bloomberg Law discussing the origins and basics of the Common Interest Doctrine and its application as a tool in litigation. He is the Chair of the Cathedral City Planning Commission, a member of the Riverside County Superior Court’s Subcommittee to Eliminate Bias and Promote Equal Justice and the Bench-Bar Subcommittee, a past member of the Board of Governors of the LGBT Bar Association of Los Angeles, and is a coach of the La Quinta High School mock trial team. Skye has been recognized as a “Rising Star” in San Diego by Super Lawyers Magazine in 2023, 2024, and again in 2025.

Buchalter Law Firm

Slade Mendenhall

Associate - Litigation and Investigations

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Sloane Phillips

Partner

Balch & Bingham LLP