The International Court of Arbitration today announced the appointment of Simon Greenberg as Deputy Secretary General; Mr Greenberg will assume his position in mid January 2008.

“I am delighted that Simon has accepted to become the next Deputy Secretary General of the ICC International Court of Arbitration,” said Secretary General Jason Fry. “Simon has an excellent academic record, he is familiar with the workings of the Secretariat and has recent experience representing parties involved in arbitration and dispute resolution procedures in his capacity as a senior associate of a recognized international law firm.”

“Simon also brings to the Secretariat his knowledge and experience of the Asia-Pacific region, which is a region of growing importance to the ICC Court,” Mr Fry went on to say. “I am confident that he will fit in well to an established and very talented group of people who presently comprise the Secretariat of the Court.”

Mr Greenberg is currently a Senior Associate with the law firm Dechert LLP in Paris, representing clients mostly in ICC arbitrations. Formerly he served as Deputy Secretary General of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration and helped establish the Asia-Pacific Regional Arbitration Group. He also lectured and chaired international arbitration in the advanced law studies department at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia and previously worked as Assistant Counsel to the Secretariat of the ICC Court.

"I'm thrilled to be rejoining the Secretariat's dynamic, international team. I look forward to working with them to advance the global business community's evolving dispute resolution needs," Mr Greenberg said. He replaces Jennifer Kirby who will leave ICC on 19 December 2007.