Shimon Goldwater is next level when it comes to tactics and strategy. He leaves lawyers on the other side scratching their heads and thinking, ‘how did he do that?’ He is someone who is very talented at what he does.” (Legal 500, 2024)

Shimon Goldwater is an outstanding lawyer and a superb team leader. His cooperation with other solicitors and with counsel is excellent.” (Legal 500, 2025)

Shimon is a prize-winning litigator specialising in complex commercial disputes and group claims.

He was a finalist as Junior Lawyer of the Year 2018 in the Law Society’s Excellence Awards, and was named Rising Star of the Year at the Modern Law Awards 2019.

Shimon qualified as a solicitor in 2013 and holds Higher Rights of Audience.

Roger Mallalieu KC has been a member of 4 New Square Chambers since 2008 and took silk in 2020. He is ranked as a leading practitioner in the field of costs law and has been involved in many of the leading cases in the area. 

Jeremy is a qualified solicitor and spent the first five years of his legal career at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, working primarily in their commercial disputes team. Whilst at Freshfields, Jeremy acted for a Russian businessman in high profile, multi-billion dollar High Court proceedings over a period of three years. He was also part of a team advising a FTSE 100 company on its response to a global regulatory investigation into alleged corruption, and provided advice to clients on the Bribery Act 2010. He spent six months on secondment to Freshfields’ Madrid office.

In late 2013, Jeremy moved to Sydney and joined the litigation team of Baker & McKenzie as an Associate. Whilst there he worked primarily on the defence of a major class action in the Australian Federal Court, as well as assisting the compliance and investigations team.

Jeremy brings significant regulatory experience to the team. On his return to London in 2016, Jeremy joined the Serious Fraud Office as a Principal Investigative Lawyer (and then Case Controller) and spent over four years in their Bribery & Corruption Division. He also worked at the Financial Reporting Council as a Senior Lawyer prior to joining Balance.

Jeremy has a law degree from BPP and a degree in modern languages (Spanish and French) from Oxford University.