INDIVIDUAL PROFILE
Simon Pugh

Simon Pugh

Litigation Support 2026

Chambers ranking badge
Chambers ranking badge

Ranked in 1 practice area

About

Provided by DRD Partnership

Litigation Support

Practice Areas

Simon has nearly 20 years’ experience working in corporate affairs. He has deep expertise advising clients and their legal teams on a range of high-profile dispute resolution matters and other contentious situations. His practice spans commercial litigation, group claims (where he has acted on both the claimant and defendant sides), judicial reviews, investigations, and reputation management. He is individually ranked by Chambers & Partners for both litigation communications and crisis management. Clients have praised his strategic thinking and his constant availability. Simon began his career in public affairs and continues to provide advice that takes into account all of the audiences that matter to his clients. He has trained executives to appear before Parliamentary Committees, as well as advising on high-risk political and regulatory matters.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Professional Advisers: Litigation Support

Litigation PR & Communications - UK-wide

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Simon Pugh joined DRD Partnership in June 2026, having previously led the litigation communications practice at Portland. His varied practice includes communications work relating to class actions, judicial reviews and regulatory matters, and he is also an expert in advising ultra high net worth individuals on reputational issues.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Simon was great: it is very rare that you get such day-to-day exposure of leaders from the sector.

    Litigation PR & CommunicationsProfessional Advisers: Litigation Support
  • Simon is easy to work with and knowledgeable to the industry.

    Litigation PR & CommunicationsProfessional Advisers: Litigation Support

Ranked Individuals at DRD Partnership (6)

UK-wide

What success is built on

Chambers is the leading data and intelligence partner for the legal sector.

Explore thought leadership