Legal 500 Hall of Fame - Commercial litigation
Expertise
Simon is one of our most senior and well known commercial disputes and arbitration lawyers, and had been with AG for over 30 years. He is a former Global Head of Disputes, and a Governance Board member. In May 2024 he concluded a 17 year period leading our International Arbitration practice, to succeed Senior Partner Aster Crawshaw as Head of Global Connect. Global Connect is our 200 law firm, worldwide law firm partnering alliance.
- Testimonials
"Not just blood and thunder, he reasons well and is extremely persuasive" - Legal 500
He was recognised in the Legal 500 International Arbitration Powerlist 2019, and complimented for having "a high degree of tactical intelligence, superlative judgement and appropriate aggression" in hearings.
Simon is a member of the Legal 500 "Hall of Fame". The criteria for recognition, which cannot be applied for, is to have been recognised by The Legal 500 as one of the UK's elite leading advisory lawyers over many years.
Simon is recognised in Legal 500 Commercial Litigation (London) and described as a "thoroughly effective litigator".
He has been listed in Legal 500 for Administrative and Public Law (London).
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession has commented that "the energetic and driven" Simon Kamstra is a "great strategist" who is also complimented as being "knowledgeable and persuasive and straightforward sensible and practical to deal with."
- Professional memberships
- International Bar Association
- ICC
- Law Society
- LCIA
Simon Kamstra
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