Holman Fenwick Willan

HFW
Headquarters London, United Kingdom
No. of offices 17 [1]
No. of lawyers 500+ (170 partners)[1]
Major practice areas Aviation, Commodities, Construction, Energy, Insurance and Shipping
Date founded 1883
Company type Limited liability partnership
Website hfw.com

Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) is a London, United Kingdom-based law firm providing services to businesses in construction, aviation, shipping, insurance, commodities and energy. The firm was founded in 1883.

History

HFW was founded in 1883, and its early expertise was representing maritime clients following shipwrecks and collisions.[2]

In 1978, the firm was one of the first international law firms to open an office in Hong Kong.[3]

Notable clients and cases

Notable clients and cases include representing the salvage companies that cleaned up after the 2002 oil tanker Prestige disaster in Spain, as well as representing the owners and insurers of the 2007 damaged container ship MSC Napoli.[2] The company has represented shippers attacked by Somali pirates.[4] The company also successfully represented Brandywine Reinsurance (now Chubb Limited) in a law suit that finished in 2005, following the famous 1989 Exxon Valdez oil-slick disaster.[5]

Awards and recognition

HFW was ranked in the top 50 of the 2018 social mobility employer index, put out by the Social Mobility Foundation.[6]

Core sectors and services

Sectors

  • Aviation
  • Commodities
  • Construction
  • Energy
  • Insurance and Reinsurance
  • Shipping

Services

  • Commercial
  • Corporate
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Employment
  • EU, Competition and Regulatory
  • Finance
  • Fraud and Insolvency

Offices

The firm has 17 offices across Europe, Middle East, the Americas, Asia and Australia[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "HFW's History - A Brief History of HFW | HFW". HFW. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  2. 1 2 Jones, Ashby (2008-12-10). "Pirate Attacks Keep Law Firm Buzzing". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  3. ↑ Daughenbaugh, Mia; Bell, David (2014-06-16). "UK Country Report: Industry focus distinguishes award-winning law firm in Asia". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  4. ↑ Quinn, Ben (2009-04-15). "Battling Somali pirates: Maritime businesses weigh in". The Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  5. ↑ "Court limits reinsurance recoveries on Valdez". businessinsurance.com. 2015-03-13. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  6. ↑ "Ministry of Justice trumps law firms in social mobility rankings". thetimes.co.uk. 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
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