Neil Sampson International Partner

Expertise

Neil Sampson’s broad portfolio of expertise as a business lawyer includes domestic and international dispute resolution, corporate and commercial transactions (both in the UK and internationally), property transactions and a range of private client matters. He has worked on the listing of several Chinese companies on the London Stock Exchange, while his dispute resolution experience covers a broad range of domestic and commercial litigation, including international arbitration.

His diverse experience includes a period as a corporate bankruptcy inspector in Montreal, acting on the acquisition and disposal of major chemical plants in Europe, Asia, and South America, and representing a sovereign government in international arbitration.

Neil promotes the firm’s work in many jurisdictions throughout the world with clients from many countries including China, India, Mongolia and across Africa. He works closely with UKTI and other government and non-government trade promotion bodies and has often represented the interests of the City of London and UK business at international meetings.

Since 1985 Neil has been active in Asia and is a consultant to our associate firms in Hong Kong, China and Ghana. He is a Freeman of the City of London and Liveryman. For 18 years Neil has been a director of the China-Britain Business Council. He is a member of the International Bar Association and a mediator with the Belt and Road Mediation Centre based in Beijing.

He is a partner of Memery Crystal sister brand Rosenblatt (and has been since 1994) and his role as international partner means that he represents both Memery Crystal and Rosenblatt.