Simon Bushell

Questioner
DISC Type : c

Founding Partner at Seladore Legal

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Simon Bushell is a Founding Partner at Seladore Legal with over 35 years of experience in high-stakes international disputes. He specializes in complex, multi-jurisdictional litigation and arbitration, with a particular focus on civil fraud and asset tracing. He holds an LLM from Nottingham Law School.

Outside of his primary legal focus, Simon has cultivated a specialized interest in the complexities of art market disputes. He finds the unique environment of high-value art transactions, which often feature minimal legal safeguards and scrutiny, to be a particularly compelling area of law.

Simon founded the Russia and CIS Disputes practice at his former firm, Herbert Smith Freehills.

Personality Overview

Not Easily Convinced

Value Seeker

Price-Sensitive

It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.  They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. They prefer to fully evaluate every situation.

Topics They Care About

Cross-Border Disputes
He is a renowned specialist in multi-party, multi-jurisdictional litigation and arbitration, representing corporates, banks, and high-net-worth individuals.
Russia & CIS Litigation
He has a pre-eminent reputation in this area, having founded the Russia and CIS Disputes practice at a previous firm, Herbert Smith Freehills.
Art Market Disputes
He has a professional interest in this niche area, noting its unique environment creates opportunities for fraud and complex legal challenges.

Media Appearances

Simon has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2020
Founding Partner at Seladore Legal
1-2017 - 2-2020
Partner at Signature Litigation
6-2013 - 12-2016
Partner at Latham & Watkins
1997 - 5-2013
Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills
1987 - 1997
Associate at Herbert Smith Freehills

Education

Master of Laws (LLM) from Nottingham Law School
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from University of Birmingham

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Insights For Selling To Simon

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same
  • Back up any claims with data and numbers
  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Simon is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Simon

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Simon move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Simon take some risk or not?

  • If they believe that they have analyzed the situation well, they can take a little risk.

You And Simon

Personality Compatibility


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