Lovells

Simon qualified originally as a barrister, being called to the Middle Temple in 1972. He was articled with Lovells with whom he qualified as a solicitor in 1976 and became a partner in 1982. He worked in the firm's Brussels office from 1977 to 1981, including a 'stage' with the competition 'équipe' of the Legal Service of the European Commission in 1980. Following a period in the firm's London office, he returned to become one of the resident partners in the firm's Brussels office in 1988. He has been based in London since 1993, but continues to visit Brussels on a regular basis.

He has extensive experience in proceedings before the European Commission, the European Court of Justice, the Office of Fair Trading and the Competition Commission (formerly the Monopolies and Mergers Commission).

Simon is Chairman of the Joint Working Party on Competition Laws of the UK and Irish Bars and Law Societies, as a member of which he has twice given evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on EU Laws. He is also a member of the European Lawyers Forum and of the UK Committee of the ICC on Competition Law.

He is regularly listed as a "leading individual" in the EU and competition section of Chambers and Legal 500.