- Listed in the Who’s Who Legal for Construction in Australia (2022 – present)
- Listed in the Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers (2022-present)
- Recognised in the IFLR 1000 as a notable practitioner for project development, Australia (2021 – present)
- Best Lawyers in Australia, listed in Project Finance and Development Practice (2015 – present)
- Chambers Asia-Pacific, ranked individual in Construction - Australia (2017 – present)
- The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, recommended lawyer for Construction (2017 – present)
- The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, recommended lawyer for Project Development (2020)
"Simon Ashworth is a consummate professional; always attuned to client needs, very responsive and provides sound commercial advice." and "Simon Ashworth is an exceptional lawyer with a deep understanding of the Australian projects market, deal norms, and market participants. More importantly, Simon has taken the time to understand my business, its needs, and its complexities. As such, Simon delivers expert, relevant and practical advice." (The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021)
Clients say that "he's very legally astute" and "he's legally very smart and he aims to provide the most efficient legal service." (Chambers Asia Pacific 2020)
"Simon Ashworth is able to bring his vast experience to provide pragmatic solutions to legal issues. Simon makes great efforts to understand his client’s businesses and as such can tailor solutions to the business context." and "seasoned practitioner Simon Ashworth … brings impressive expertise in these [road, rail, port, social infrastructure, energy and renewables] sectors including PPP experience." (The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2020)
"Clients praise the depth of his knowledge." (Chambers Asia Pacific 2019)
"He knows the market, he's very measured and considered, and he gives practical advice that is underpinned by a good knowledge of the legal situation." (Chambers Asia Pacific 2019)
"His attention to detail and ability to turn around significant volumes of work at short notice is why we continue to brief him." (Chambers Asia Pacific 2018)
"He is a very good negotiator, always coming up with a good solution, and he is very imaginative." (Chambers Asia Pacific 2017)
"A strong solutions provider." (The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017)
"Simon is like a member of my own legal team, only at a different level. He works with our in-house team bringing skills we don't have." (Infrastructure client)
"I'm confident in saying that if we did not have Simon negotiating on our behalf we would not have had such a successful outcome. I would not hesitate to recommend him for work involving the Commonwealth and am confident that he would bring value to any such transaction." (Engineering client)
