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Simon Firth
- Phone020 7456 3764
- Email[email protected]
Work Department
Capital markets.
Position
Simon specialises in the structuring of derivative products, the provision of derivatives advice and litigation. He regularly advises participants in the financial markets about the interpretation of standard form documentation and the legal implications of key developments.
Career
Trainee solicitor Linklaters (London and New York) 1987-89; assistant solicitor corporate department, London 1990-92; assistant solicitor, New York 1992-93; assistant solicitor financial markets group, London 1993-96; partner Financial Markets Group 1996-02; Linklaters’ trainee development partner 2001 to date; partner derivatives and structured products group 2002 to date.
Languages
English, Spanish.
Memberships
Simon writes and speaks about legal issues in the financial markets and is the author of 'Derivatives: Law and Practice', the leading textbook on English derivatives law. He is a member of the Financial Markets Law Committee.
Education
Christ Church, Oxford (1986 MA Jurisprudence).