Stuart Dutson > Simmons & Simmons > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Simmons & Simmons‘ ‘impressive team’ is consistently sought out to act in commercial arbitration proceedings in the TMT, financial institutions, energy, construction and infrastructure sectors. The London office also fields experts in arbitral award-related annulment and enforcement proceedings. The firm’s UK international arbitration group is headed up by the ‘superb’ Stuart Dutson. Jayne Bentham is a specialist in arbitrations concerning technology and telecoms companies and Ed Crosse is ‘a star litigator’. Emily Monastiriotis acts in heavyweight construction disputes. The practice further includes Basil Woodd-Walker, who ‘demonstrates superb knowledge of different arbitral institutions’, and Jonathan Schuman, who acts in high-value international arbitrations.

Acting for both states and corporations, Simmons & Simmons‘ five-member public international law team fields specialists in international treaties, sovereign immunity, state succession, and international sanctions. The practice’s recent caseload covers the telecoms, utilities, energy, and financial services sectors; and it is increasingly mandated to advise on Energy Charter Treaty issues, as well as ESG matters. International arbitration group leader Stuart Dutson is ‘a star in the field’; Basil Woodd-Walker‘s specialisms encompass state immunity, international treaties and investor state arbitration; and public international law adviser Jonathan Schuman is ‘able to run the most complex case like clockwork’.