News About HFW

Kavanagh wins second term as HFW senior partner

Giles Kavanagh to begin second four-year term this April having overseen revenue growth of more than 20% since 2022

24 Mar 2026

HFW debuts in Brisbane with five-lawyer construction team

Group led by partner Christopher Rowden joins from local boutique CDI Lawyers to open HFW’s fourth Australian office

11 Nov 2025

Sullivan & Worcester hires trade finance specialist from HFW in London

Matthew Cox joins US firm’s London office as a partner

27 Aug 2025

HFW to launch $5bn investor-state claim against Switzerland following Credit Suisse collapse

Dispute is related to the value of Credit Suisse AT1 bonds being written down to zero during UBS’s takeover of the bank

25 Jul 2025

HFW revenue climbs 8% to £270m against 3% dip in PEP

UK-headquartered firm clocks record year for revenue and profit in third year of sector-focused strategy

7 Jul 2025

HFW adds construction lawyer from Clifford Chance in Perth

Arrival of disputes specialist Sean Marriott continues expansion of UK firm’s global construction group

21 Oct 2024

HFW adds top-flight restructuring duo in Melbourne from Johnson Winter Slattery

Partners Paul Buitendag and Rena Solomonidis join amid sharp uptick in insolvencies in Australia

28 Aug 2024

Raft of City firms up NQ salaries amid ongoing pay war

HSF, DLA Piper and HFW among firms to boost pay as Paul Weiss introduces new UK training contract that dishes out market-topping £180k to its NQs

5 Jul 2024

HFW revenue passes £250m revenue milestone fuelling 8.8% rise in PEP

UK-headquartered firm grows revenue by 11.4% in second year of new strategy

3 Jul 2024

HFW hits Eversheds Sutherland for international arbitration team in Paris

Partners Julien Fouret and Gaëlle Le Quillec join alongside a senior associate

26 Apr 2024