Simon Tilling
• I am an environmental lawyer with a background in both science and law.
• In January 2023 I joined Pennon Group to lead a new in-house environmental law team in support of its water and waste-water businesses.
• At university I studied chemistry and law, and since then I have sought to use both my training in the scientific method and my skills in legal analysis and advocacy to solve complex environmental issues.
• For nearly two decades I was in private practice. As a partner in UK law firm Burges Salmon, and then a partner in Washington D.C. headquartered Steptoe & Johnson, I practiced UK and EU environmental law and regulation for clients across many sectors, working alongside and learning from colleagues who are real experts and masters of environmental law.
• I now use my skills and expertise in England's water sector, working with South West Water, Bristol Water and Bournemouth Water. As a life-long resident of the West of England, I can use my abilities to have a real impact on the environment around me and support dedicated and hard-working colleagues in the water and waste-water sector providing the environmental services on which we all rely.
• I am a trustee of the UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA).