Simon Firth
About
Provided by Simon Firth
Practice Areas
Simon is a leading authority on derivatives, specialising in the structuring and documentation of derivatives transactions and advising about issues arising in relation to derivatives and the financial markets generally.
Simon led the team advising the English administrators of the Lehman Brothers companies on their derivatives, repo and stock lending positions and has been involved in some of the market’s most significant cases involving derivatives.
Professional Memberships
Simon is a member of the financial markets law committee and a Visiting Professor of the University of Law.
Publications
Firth on Derivatives Law and Practice, Sweet & Maxwell (looseleaf), the leading text book on English derivatives law; and
“The English Law Treatment of Lehman’s Derivatives Positions”, in Bank Failure: Lessons from Lehman Brothers, Oxford University Press, March 2017
Chambers Review
UK
Simon Firth is an outstanding derivatives practitioner with capabilities in all aspects of the market, from drafting documentation to counselling clients on the impact of regulatory developments. He is a thought leader whose advice on market developments is sought by trade organisations, most notably ISDA.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He has tremendous knowledge of derivatives. He's a go-to lawyer for complex derivatives advice."
"He has tremendous knowledge of derivatives. He's a go-to lawyer for complex derivatives advice."