He has experience in worldwide courts and in co-ordinating multijurisdictional litigation, and has arbitrated under a number of rules including the ICC. Simon has also been involved in all aspects of litigation and arbitration. He has acted for well-known individuals, trusts, charities, and companies in many industries, in particular media, sport and technology. Simon focuses on all aspects of copyright and related rights, advertising and sponsorship, design rights, trademark rights, passing off, breach of confidence and patents. The firm’s reputation, brand and profitability has improved in each year of his office.īefore taking on his current roles, Simon sat on the firm’s Executive as Managing Director of Groups and Sectors, and prior to that was Co-Global Head of the Intellectual Property and Technology group, while keeping an active practice advising clients on intellectual property, media and sports law.

Simon Levine has been the firm’s International Managing Partner and Global Co-CEO since 2015.ĭuring his time in the role, Simon has reset DLA Piper’s strategy, culture and values and provided personal leadership to the firm’s Law& innovation agenda, as well as leading its ambitious approach to both diversity and inclusion, and sustainability and ESG.

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