Simon Fitzpatrick Sc Email & Phone Number

Simon has practised as a barrister in Sydney since 2010 and was appointed Senior Counsel in 2024.  He had previously worked in New York, taught at the University of Sydney Law School, and been an associate at the High Court of Australia. Simon's practice includes commercial and corporate law, equity, insurance, public law and trade practices. He has appeared in representative proceedings (for applicants and respondents), commissions of inquiry (as counsel assisting ICAC, and for persons and institutions affected), and trials and appeals in the Federal Court, and state and territory Supreme Courts. Simon also has experience conducting and acting for witnesses in examinations under the Corporations Act, Bankruptcy Act and ASIC Act.‘Best Lawyers in Australia’ has recognised Simon in the area of ‘Litigation’ (9th ed, 2017 to 16th ed, 2024). Simon was also ranked in 2024 as a leading junior counsel in The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific Guide for Commercial Disputes (Band 2).Simon is a member of the Executive of the Law Council of Australia’s Federal Dispute Resolution Section, and since 2019 has served on a Professional Conduct Committee of the NSW Bar Association. He was a volunteer Director of the Marrickville Legal Centre from 2016 to 2021.