Cameron Sim Email & Phone Number

Cameron Sim is a member of the International Dispute Resolution Group at Debevoise & Plimpton. He specializes in international arbitration and complex cross-border disputes, with a focus on Asia-related matters. Admitted in Hong Kong, New York, England & Wales, and Australia, Mr. Sim has represented corporates and sovereigns across a range of industries, including banking and finance, energy, insurance, pharmaceuticals, private equity, retail, and telecommunications.Mr. Sim is recommended for international arbitration by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2022-2024), which describes him as “excellent”, a “stand-out star”, and "truly formidable", with a "solid reputation for Asia-related arbitrations", noting his “outstanding legal and commercial knowledge” and his "intellectual prowess combined with a strategic mindset which make him an asset to any matter". He is ranked by Who’s Who Legal (2022-2023) as a national leader for arbitration in Mainland China & Hong Kong and as a global future leader. He draws praise as “a superb and unrelenting advocate” and “a force to be reckoned with,” renowned for both his “outstanding skills of coordination, especially in cross-border matters” and his “excellent academic background and intuition.” Mr. Sim is also listed in The Legal 500 Arbitration Powerlist (Hong Kong), and recognized as a “Rising Star” by the Euromoney Legal Media Group (2022), and by the IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards (2022).Mr. Sim sits as arbitrator, and is a member of the HKIAC Proceedings Committee. He is also the author of the treatise Emergency Arbitration (Oxford University Press 2021, 496 pages), published as part of the Oxford International Arbitration Series. This is the first work of its kind, and it has been reviewed as a “first-class book” and “an indispensable guide”, which “contribute[s] substantially to the efficient and cost-effective conduct of arbitral proceedings”.Before joining Debevoise & Plimpton, Mr. Sim graduated with first class degrees in law from the University of Melbourne (BA/LLB), and the University of Oxford (BCL), where he pursued his Masters study as an Allan Myers scholar. He completed his legal training at a Magic Circle firm in London. Subsequently, Mr. Sim clerked for the President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and in the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. This profile may constitute attorney advertising.

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