Legal Week - Holman Fenwick Willan

Holman Fenwick confirms details of office launches in Saudi, Lebanon and Kuwait

Anna Ward, contributor — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 06:08:00 -0500

Firm confirms the launch of a trio of offices through local tie ups across the Middle East

Baker & McKenzie and Holman Fenwick Willan make London partner hires

James Booth, staff — Thu, 3 Dec 2015 05:43:00 -0500

Bakers hires disputes partner from Eversheds while HFW picks up two corporate partners from Reed Smith

Holman Fenwick Willan set to open three offices in the Middle East

Anna Ward, contributor — Mon, 9 Nov 2015 08:55:00 -0500

HFW poised to open in Saudi Arabia's capital as well as Lebanon and Kuwait with local tie-ups before the end of the year

Holman Fenwick Willan sets target to have 30% female partners by 2020

Rose Walker, staff — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 07:55:00 -0400

Firm institutes target for female partner numbers as part of broader push to increase gender diversity

Transfer Window – Moves for Skadden, Eversheds and Gateley

Legal Week, contributor — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 19:03:00 -0400

Other firms making moves in the legal transfer market include Bird & Bird, Dentons, Baker & McKenzie

Transfer window: Clifford Chance loses another partner alongside moves for Baker & McKenzie and DLA Piper

Legal Week, staff — Sun, 4 Oct 2015 19:03:00 -0400

Bird & Bird, Macfarlanes and Dentons are also among the firms making hires in recent months.

Insurance and shipping firms experience mixed fortunes in choppy market

James Booth, staff — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 07:19:00 -0400

Headline growth of 2.8% masks varying fortunes as shipping firms continue to struggle in tough market

Addleshaws partners at the top of the equity see their profit share rise 67%

James Booth, staff — Thu, 6 Aug 2015 06:52:00 -0400

Top of Addleshaw's equity rises to £936,000 as Hill Dickinson and Holman Fenwick both take revenue and PEP hits.

Transfer window: latest moves for Osborne Clarke, White & Case, Eversheds and others

Legal Week, contributor — Wed, 5 Aug 2015 19:03:00 -0400

Withers, Pinsent Masons and Holman Fenwick Willan are also among those firms hiring people in recent weeks

Holman Fenwick Willan enters Singaporean joint venture with AsiaLegal

James Booth, staff — Wed, 1 Jul 2015 05:33:00 -0400

Firm ties up with local outfit to allow it to practise local and international law in the city-state

Squire Patton Boggs and Holman Fenwick Willan annouce partner promotions

Frances Ivens, contributor — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 06:37:00 -0400

Squire Patton Boggs has made up 30 partners worldwide while Holman Fenwick Willan has added four

HFW appoints managing partner to succeed Eddings

Anna Ward, contributor — Mon, 9 Feb 2015 08:31:00 -0500

Shipping partner Marcus Bowman has stepped into the role replacing George Eddings who served a two-year term

DAC Beachcroft, Parabis among firms unveiling 2013-14 revenue hikes

Pui-Guan Man, contributor — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 06:22:00 -0400

DAC Beachcroft and Parabis Law are among a clutch of firms to report growth in firmwide revenue for the 2013-14 financial year.

Three Crowns wins spot as sole arbitrator on BP niche panel

Justin Cash, staff — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 06:17:00 -0400

BP has appointed Three Crowns, the boutique firm launched earlier this year by six prominent arbitrators, as the sole provider of arbitration services on its niche legal panel of UK advisors.

HFW gives voting rights to junior partners as HMRC changes take effect

Pui-Guan Man, contributor — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 06:34:00 -0400

Holman Fenwick Willan and Nabarro have become the latest firms to offer increased voting rights for their junior partners as HMRC's new tax rules kick in.

HFW relocates senior partner to Asia to spearhead growth

Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong, contributor — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 06:09:00 -0400

Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) has relocated its senior partner Richard Crump to Singapore with a view to growing its Asia practice.

LLPs: Holman Fenwick posts double-digit profit boost for 2012-13

Pui-Guan Man, contributor — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 04:39:00 -0500

Holman Fenwick Willan has revealed double-digit profit growth for 2012-13, with operating profit increasing by nearly a quarter.

AIG appoints 25 firms following EMEA legal panel review

Alex Newman, contributor — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 07:32:00 -0400

Linklaters, Mayer Brown and Travers Smith are among a clutch of 25 firms to have won places on AIG's legal panel, as the insurance group announces the creation of a new centre to manage its EMEA legal advisers. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and US headquartered firms Morrison & Foerster and Chadbourne & Parke have also taken places on the panel , which covers its claims and corporate legal panels for the UK and its nine largest European operations.

Holman Fenwick posts 100% retention as FFW hands NQs 12-month posts

Gerard Starkey, contributor — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 11:30:00 -0400

Holman Fenwick Willan, Field Fisher Waterhouse and Bird & Bird have all announced the details of their autumn trainee intakes, as more details of UK top 50 retention rates continue to emerge. Holman Fenwick is retaining 100% of its trainees after offering all 15 associate positions with the firm. Six of those are to be based in overseas offices including Geneva, Piraeus, Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Gateley posts 22% PEP hike as HFW, Shoosmiths unveil 2012-13 results

Gerard Starkey, contributor — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 06:26:00 -0400

Gateley has reported a significant hike in profits with profit per equity partner (PEP) soaring by 22% while revenue also climbed 7% during the 2012-13 financial year. After a disappointing 2011-12 when Gateley suffered a decline in its top and bottom line, this year the firm posted income of £66m compared to £61.5m last year. More impressive was its rise in PEP which recovered from last year’s wobble to climb to £262,000, from £214,000. The firm’s PEP figure for 2010-11 was £240,000.

Irwin Mitchell and Holman Fenwick announce expanded partner rounds

Anna Reynolds, contributor — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:19:00 -0400

Irwin Mitchell and Holman Fenwick Willan have both unveiled significantly expanded partnership rounds for 2013, with Irwin Mitchell's 13 promotions including four non-lawyers. The quartet have been promoted to the rank of associate director - a role equivalent to partner at Irwin Mitchell. The are: Manchester-based head of talent and resourcing Janet Sandford, head of group communications Mark Duffell, and two members of the firm's operations team - David Robinson in the motor department and Danny Varhalamas in the private client legal services team.

Law firms urged to go global to win places on London market insurer panels

Mairi MacDonald, contributor — Tue, 9 Apr 2013 06:37:00 -0400

Law firms must improve their international focus if they are to earn a position on London market insurers’ panels, as claims bosses plan reviews of their legal partners.

Holman Fenwick and Winckworth Sherwood appoint new leaders

Gerard Starkey, contributor — Wed, 3 Apr 2013 06:08:00 -0400

Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) has elected Paul Dean as its new global head of shipping, taking the reins from George Eddings, who this week took up the role of managing partner at the firm. Dean, who also started in his new position this week, previously headed up the firm's personal injury practice and has spent his whole career at HFW after qualifying at the firm in 1991 and making partner in 2000.

Watson Farley secures Hong Kong litigation launch with Holman team hire

Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong, contributor — Mon, 3 Dec 2012 09:04:00 -0500

Watson Farley & Williams has hired dispute resolution partner Richard Wilmot from Holman Fenwick Willan to launch a Hong Kong litigation practice. Wilmot, who also specialises in commercial law, brings with him a team of three associates from his previous firm, all of whom cover corporate, commercial and litigation.

Kennedys targets aviation sector as firm starts merger discussions with top-rated boutique

Suzanna Ring, contributor — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:03:00 -0400

Kennedys is planning to break into the aviation market, with the insurance specialist in early-stage merger talks with boutique outfit Gates and Partners.

PEP falls as investment drives revenues for insurance and shipping-focused firms

Suzi Ring, contributor — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:03:00 -0400

Insurance and shipping-focused law firms have seen partner profits dip this year, following a sustained period of investment which has driven revenues across the group to new heights.

Partnership expansion and mergers fuel 6% increase in partner count across top 50

Friederike Heine, contributor — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:03:00 -0400

The UK's top 50 law firms have grown their partner ranks by almost 6% during the past financial year, fuelled by major merger deals and partnership expansion in the face of an uncertain market.

Holman Fenwick and Fulbright sign up trio of Dewey London partners

Suzi Ring, contributor — Mon, 28 May 2012 09:08:00 -0400

Holman Fenwick Willan and Fulbright & Jaworski have become the latest firms to benefit from the collapse of Dewey & LeBoeuf’s City arm, with the pair bringing in three partners between them. Holman Fenwick has picked up two partners, recruiting Dewey’s City financial regulation chief Robert Finney and corporate finance and insurance partner James Lewis.

Holman Fenwick posts 10% turnover hike as revenue reaches £123.8m

Suzi Ring, contributor — Thu, 24 May 2012 08:47:00 -0400

Holman Fenwick Willan has announced a 10% increase in revenue for 2011-12, with turnover at the firm hitting £123.8m. The increased fee income at the firm, which runs to a financial year ending 31 March, compares with a figure of £112.5m last year.

Holman hands managing partner role to shipping and transport chief

Suzi Ring, contributor — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:40:00 -0400

Holman Fenwick Willan has elected a new managing partner, with the firm's global head of shipping and transport George Eddings set to take up the role next year. Eddings, whose new role was approved by partners earlier this month, will take over from current managing partner Greg Gray when his term comes to an end in March 2013.

Slaughters, Linklaters and Bakers win roles on BA's new-look panel

Suzi Ring, contributor — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:03:00 -0400

Slaughter and May, Linklaters and Baker & McKenzie are among seven firms to have been appointed to British Airways’ (BA’s) new legal panel in its first review since its merger with Spanish airline Iberia last year.

Holman Fenwick makes up three to partnership in reduced round

Sofia Lind, contributor — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:40:00 -0400

Holman Fenwick Willan is set to make three internal partner promotions this year across its aviation, insurance and logistics sector focus groups. The promotions, effective from 1 April, will see two partners made up in the firm's London headquarters with the other based in Dubai.

Holman Fenwick makes first aerospace hire in Continental Europe

Suzi Ring, contributor — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:18:00 -0500

Holman Fenwick Willan has made its first aerospace partner hire in Europe since launching the practice with an eight-partner team hire from legacy Barlow Lyde & Gilbert last year. Field Fisher Waterhouse Brussels partner Pierre Fruehling is set to join the firm in March and will split his time between Holman Fenwick’s Paris and Brussels offices.

No baggage, no hype – Holman’s quick and clear approach puts low-key institution in the headlines

Suzi Ring, contributor — Wed, 9 Nov 2011 19:03:00 -0500

“The worst thing you can do is believe your own hype,” says Holman Fenwick Willan senior partner Richard Crump (pictured). In Holman’s case, that danger has been manageable, given that the firm’s progress until recently has so often travelled under the radar. Yet the firm’s recent run of form speaks for itself – in three years, it has risen 12 places up the top 50 rankings to currently sit as the UK’s 26th largest law firm.

Holman gains lucrative aviation client list as Barlows team joins firm

Suzi Ring, contributor — Wed, 2 Nov 2011 20:03:00 -0400

Holman Fenwick Willan has been handed around 100 new client relationships – including BAE Systems and Cathay Pacific – with the firm’s hire of an eight-partner aerospace team from Barlow Lyde & Gilbert earlier this year. The team, which joined Holman last month, has brought a host of high-profile clients to the firm as well as broadening the range of work Holman can handle for its existing clients.

Holman hires Fulbright energy partner for London base

Suzi Ring, contributor — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:03:00 -0400

Holman Fenwick Willan has grown its London corporate, projects and finance practice with the hire of Fulbright & Jaworski partner Susan Farmer. Farmer, who is US qualified, will join Holman Fenwick next week after four years in Fulbright’s London office. She left Fulbright in August. Her practice focuses on the energy, natural resources and electric power sectors, with her hire taking the total number of partners in Holman Fenwick’s London corporate, projects and finance practice to 12.

Holman opens in Brazil with Barlows arm; as Clydes merger is finalised

Suzi Ring, contributor — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:46:00 -0400

Holman Fenwick Willan has launched in Brazil with the acquisition of Barlow Lyde & Gilbert's local arm. The two firms signed an agreement on Tuesday (11 October) that will see Holman take on Barlows' existing branch in Sao Paulo, following the earlier hire of Barlows' sole partner in the country, aviation partner Jeremy Shebson.

Holman set to shorten lockstep; mandatory retirement age to be brought in

Suzi Ring, contributor — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 05:28:00 -0400

Holman Fenwick Willan is set to reduce the length of its lockstep by one year, in an effort to simplify its current system. The firm is looking at reducing its lockstep from six years to five from the next financial year, as well as introducing a mandatory retirement age of 62.

Insurance firms beat top 50 with PEP and revenue up by 10.3% on average

Suzi Ring, contributor — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:03:00 -0400

Insurance and shipping firms have once again outpaced the UK top 50, with the firms seeing both revenues and profits per equity partner (PEP) increase by an average of 10.3%. The group, which comprises Clyde & Co, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, Holman Fenwick Willan, Kennedys, Watson Farley & Williams, Ince & Co and Berrymans Lace Mawer, represents the only law firm grouping to see double-digit increases in both PEP  and turnover.

Barlows to take legal action against Holman-bound aviation team

Suzi Ring, contributor — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:07:00 -0400

Barlow Lyde & Gilbert is set to take legal action against a group of aviation partners departing to join Holman Fenwick Willan. The eight-partner team, which announced its departure in March this year to join Holman Fenwick, comprises partner from Barlows' London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Sao Paulo offices.

Holman adds partners across Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney in Asia push

Suzi Ring, contributor — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:07:00 -0400

Holman Fenwick Willan is set to bulk up its Asia practice with a number of hires and relocations as the firm's focus on the region increases. Ex-Simmons & Simmons corporate partner Jonathan Moult is joining the firm's Hong Kong office in September, while shipping and transport partner David Coogans, formerly of Reed Smith Richards Butler in Hong Kong, is set to join Holman's Sydney base in July.

Holman opens third Australia base with Perth office launch

Simon Petersen, contributor — Wed, 1 Jun 2011 08:40:00 -0400

Holman Fenwick Willan has launched an office in Perth, marking the firm's third presence in Australia. The office, which opened today (1 May), will focus on the energy and natural resources sectors. It will be headed by Julian Sher, who joins from Perth's Francis Burt Chambers.

Holman Fenwick opens reporting season with turnover at £112.5m

Suzi Ring, contributor — Tue, 3 May 2011 11:03:00 -0400

Holman Fenwick Willan has become the first UK top 50 firm to announce its financial results, with the firm posting revenues of £112.5m for the financial year ending 31 March. The 2010-11 turnover figure equates to a 12.6% increase in revenues compared with the £99.9m figure reported last year. However last year's figure covered an 11-month period from May to the end of March, as the firm had opted to bring its financial year-end forward by one month. A like-for-like comparison for the equivalent 12-month period puts revenues 6% up on a projected turnover figure of £106m for last year.

Holman promotes nine to partnership in wake of Barlows hires

Suzi Ring, contributor — Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:17:00 -0400

Holman Fenwick Willan has announced its annual partner promotions, with the firm adding nine lawyers to its partnership - including six in the City. The promotions, which came into effect on 1 April 2011, saw the firm's London office gain the bulk of new partners, with a further one apiece added to its Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore outfits.

Eight-partner Barlows aviation team quits to join Holman Fenwick

Sofia Lind, contributor — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:18:00 -0400

Holman Fenwick Willan has launched an aerospace and aviation practice with the hire of Barlow Lyde & Gilbert's highly-rated aviation team. The eight partner-team is joining Holman across its London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sao Paulo and Dubai offices. The partners are Sue Barham (London), Peter Coles (Hong Kong), Richard Gimblett (London and Dubai), Mert Hifzi (Singapore), Nicholas Hughes (London), Giles Kavanagh (London), Keith Richardson (Singapore) and Jeremy Shebson (London and Sao Paulo).

Holman hires duo for Australia energy practice

Suzi Ring, contributor — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:42:00 -0400

Holman Fenwick Willan has bulked up its energy practice in Australia with the hire of local partner Robert Desmond and former Clifford Chance (CC) partner Christine Ferguson. Desmond joined Holman Fenwick earlier this month as a partner in Melbourne from the local office of Australian firm Middletons. Meanwhile, Ferguson has joined the firm in Sydney as special counsel from gold exploration and development company Chaarat Gold Holdings, where she worked as in-house counsel.

Holman maintains expansive form with partner hires in Paris and UK

Suzi Ring, contributor — Tue, 1 Mar 2011 02:52:00 -0500

Holman Fenwick Willan has moved to expand its insurance and tax practices with the hire of two partners in London and Paris. The firm has hired Jonathan Bruce as a partner in its City insurance and reinsurance practice from London insurance and shipping boutique Elborne Mitchell.

Holman Fenwick recruits Edwards Angell duo for City corporate practice

Suzi Ring, contributor — Wed, 2 Feb 2011 19:53:00 -0500

Holman Fenwick Willan has grown its City corporate insurance arm with the hire of two partners from the London office of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge. Richard Spiller and Ashwani Kochhar joined Holman Fenwick as partners on 1 February 2011 from the City office of the Boston law firm. Spiller was co-chair of the UK regulatory and transactional practice at Edwards Angell and specialises in non-contentious insurance matters including transactions and regulation.

Holman adds three partners with Hammonds and Hogan Lovells hires

Suzi Ring, contributor — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 07:51:00 -0500

Holman Fenwick Willan has expanded its European corporate and regulatory teams with the addition of three new partners in London, Paris and Brussels. Hogan Lovells corporate partner Robert Follie, who headed legacy Lovells' French arm between 1996 and 2006, is set to join Holman Fenwick's Paris corporate practice on 1 February. He is bringing one associate with him from the Paris office of the transatlantic firm.

Holman Fenwick recruits Mayer Brown partner for Hong Kong construction launch

Suzi Ring, contributor — Tue, 4 Jan 2011 11:05:00 -0500

Holman Fenwick Willan has launched a construction practice in Hong Kong with the hire of Mayer Brown JSM partner Nick Longley. Longley joined the firm as a partner on 1 January 2011 alongside Mayer Brown associate Richard Lyons and Vincent Liu, who joins from Minter Ellison.