Simon Walsh is Of Counsel in Quinn Emanuel’s London office. He focuses on high value international commercial arbitration and complex cross-border litigation and has acted for clients in the financial, private equity, maritime, offshore, power, telecoms, and aviation sectors. Simon has acted on some of the world’s largest international arbitration disputes in the telecoms sector. He has represented both claimants and defendants in the English high court and in arbitrations under the LCIA, ICC, AAA, UNCITRAL, ICSID, SIAC, LMAA and VIAC rule and has detailed knowledge of the enforcement and annulment of international arbitral awards and judgments.
Simon has extensive experience of managing multi-jurisdictional litigation in the offshore courts in Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man, the British Virgin Islands, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands as well as in Europe, Turkey and Russia.
Simon’s experience also extends to restructuring and insolvency matters where he acts for bondholders and other creditors in distressed debt situations, and his recent practice has extended into group actions, acting in particular for claimants in representative claims relating to data misuse.
Prior to joining Quinn Emanuel, Simon was Special Counsel at another global US headquartered law firm.
Simon’s career has also included time in finance: Simon was Senior Investment Officer with a leading fund investing in litigation and distressed assets.
Simon holds a Masters Degree in International Trade and Maritime Law from the University of Southampton.
- The University of Law
(LPC, 2004) - University of Southampton
(LLM, International Trade & Maritime Law, 2003) - University of Southampton
(LLB, 2001)
- Solicitor, England and Wales
- Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
- Special Counsel, 2019 – 2024
- Woodsford Litigation Funding Limited
- Senior Investment Officer, 2018 –2019
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
- Associate, International Arbitration and Litigation, 2009 –2018
- O’Melveny & Myers LLP
- Associate, International Litigation and Arbitration, 2008 –2009
- Watson, Farley & Williams LLP
- Trainee Solicitor and Litigation and Arbitration, 2004 –2008
- Recognized in Legal 500 UK, International Arbitration
- Recognized in Best Lawyers, International Arbitration; Litigation; and Data Protection
- “Privilege and Confidentiality” Chapter in “The Law and Business of Litigation Finance”, Bloomsbury Press“Group Actions and Third-Party Funding”, Woodsford.
- Co-author of “Getting the Deal Through – International Arbitration” (England & Wales chapter).
- Co-author of “Getting the Deal Through – Litigation Funding” (England & Wales chapter).
- Co-author of “Getting the Deal Through – Litigation Funding”, Israel chapter.
- Co-author “Practical Guide to Litigation Funding” (Woodsford).
- Co-author “The Effects of Insolvency on Arbitration Proceedings”, The European and Middle Eastern Arbitration Review.
- “The Effects of Insolvency on Arbitration Proceedings”, BDJur,