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Simon Horton – Partner

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02 9228 0888 | 0412 962 716
shorton@hortonrhodes.com
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Profile

Background

Simon was admitted to practice in 1990 and spent 6 years working with Herbert Smith Freehills (as it is now known) in the early part of his career. He joined a small commercial CBD firm thereafter and was a founding partner of Horton Rhodes in 1996.

Simon’s experience allows him to bring a strategic approach to matters to ensure that his client’s commercial outcomes remain paramount. In addition to commercial matters Simon has also acted for clients in a variety of regulatory inquiries, Royal Commissions and white collar crime matters and investigations.

Simon has been recognised and listed in Doyles Leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Lawyers – NSW 2018 and 2019.

Practice Areas

Simon’s principal areas of practice are –

  • Commercial litigation;
  • Regulatory inquiries and investigations; and
  • Senior level employment contract advice.

Recent experience

  • Acted for Hancock Prospecting Pty Limited in a royalty dispute against a Rio Tinto Limited subsidiary, succeeding at trial and in the High Court, achieving a judgment in excess of $130 million with ongoing royalties to be paid
  • Acting for former Country Head of Citigroup Australia in proceedings brought by the ACCC in respect of a $2.5 billion capital raising by ANZ Group Limited, alleging criminal cartel conduct
  • Acted for former CEO of ASX Limited and Tabcorp Limited in relation to a foreign bribery investigation – no charges will be laid
  • Acted for senior coal industry executive and public company director in ICAC Operations Jasper and Acacia with no adverse findings made
  • Acted for former CEO of Rexel in Australia in ACCC cartel proceedings concerning the electrical cable industry. Proceedings dismissed and ACCC ordered to pay costs
  • Acted for a former director of Rio Tinto Limited in relation to a joint SEC and ASIC investigation concerning the Riversdale Mining acquisition in Mozambique
  • Acted for one of the former founding shareholders of Pengana Limited in Commercial List proceedings concerning alleged breach of a shareholder sagreement related to the merger of Pengana with Hunter Hall Limited
  • Acted for Senior Executive of Hanlong Mining Limited in relation to an ASIC insider trading investigation
  • Acted for Rugby Australia (formerly known as Australian Rugby Union) in Supreme Court Commercial List proceedings
  • Acting for senior Colonial First State executive in relation to matters arsing from the Banking Royal Commission
  • Act for Crescent Capital Partners in relation to issues that arise from time to time associated with portfolio companies
  • Acted for multiple individuals in ASIC investigations, including in relation to alleged insider trading and unconscionable conduct
  • Acting for an executive employed by AMP Limited in relation to issues arising in the Banking Royal Commission
  • Acted for BGC Partners Pty Limited in Federal Court proceedings against ICAP Pty Limited concerning alleged broker poaching
  • Acting for substantial irrigation operator in relation to prosecutions alleging breach of Water Licence conditions
  • Acted for witnesses called before the Royal Commission into Trade Unions and Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse

Our Advantages

With our partners having come from legal practice at large law firms, we pride ourselves on being able to provide high quality legal services on an efficient and cost effective basis.

Our Expertise

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate/Commercial
  • Employment
  • Family Law

Contact Us

  • Level 6
    66 Hunter Street
    Sydney NSW 2000
  • GPO Box 5204 Sydney NSW 2001
  • +61 2 9228 0888
  • +61 2 9223 8666
  • law@hortonrhodes.com

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