Simon Maynard

• Acting for a Hong Kong-listed biopharmaceutical company in an ICC arbitration concerning the development of a COVID-19 vaccine.
• Acting for an investor in an LCIA arbitration arising from a joint venture to develop missionized aircraft.
• Acting for a strategic investment firm in a dispute concerning a cryptocurrency exchange.
• Acting for a trustee in a claim before the English High Court arising from the disputed distribution of trust assets.
• Acting for a commodities trading business in a suite of disputes arising from the disputed impact of multiple international sanctions regimes.
• Acting for a medical biotechnology company in an ICC arbitration arising from a joint venture to develop biosimilar medicines.
• Acting for a high-net-worth in an investment treaty arbitration against a western State arising from his status as a sanctioned individual.
• Acting for a State-owned Petroleum company in an LCIA arbitration against the counterparty to a long-term LNG supply agreement.
• Acting for a product manufacturer in a dispute concerning disputed payments under a design services agreement.
• Acting for a diversified natural resources company in parallel ad hoc arbitrations against the host State and a national oil company.
• Acting for a multinational utilities company in a price review arbitration under a long-term gas supply agreement.
• Represented several infrastructure funds in ICSID arbitrations against a European State under the Energy Charter Treaty arising from regulatory measures affecting investments in the renewables sector.
• Represented an oil major in an UNCITRAL arbitration against a Southeast Asian State and its national oil company concerning adverse taxation measures and breach of two PSCs.
• Acting for an oil major in relation to a tax stabilisation claim under a PSC against an African national oil company.
• Acting for an investor in an LCIA arbitration concerning a hospitality project in the Balkans.

Simon Maynard combines strategic acumen with tenacious advocacy to resolve complex commercial disputes in a way that maximizes commercial impact. Simon is a previous Legal Business Awards Lawyer of the Year, as well as being recognized as a Next Generation Partner by Legal 500.

Simon's practice focuses on complex commercial disputes at the cutting edge of technology and infrastructure, primarily concerning life sciences, aviation and aerospace, financial services, fintech and data, and energy and extractives. He is equally adept before arbitral tribunals and the English courts and has appeared as in cases concerning interpretation of contracts, civil fraud, sanctions and injunctive relief.   

Related to his advocacy practice, Simon also provides advice on sanctions and across the outer space and deep-sea mining sectors, both as a matter of domestic and international law. His approach is outcome-focused, applying rigorous legal analysis with creative thinking to devise legal solutions that are delivered with clarity and flair.

Simon is also a leading advocate for disability inclusion in the legal profession and beyond. He served as Co-Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Task Force on Disability Inclusion and International Arbitration, and appears regularly in print media, including the Financial Times, Global Arbitration Review and Law.com.