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
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
Sullivan & Worcester hires trade finance specialist from HFW in London
Matthew Cox joins US firm’s London office as a partner
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
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
HFW adds construction lawyer from Clifford Chance in Perth
Arrival of disputes specialist Sean Marriott continues expansion of UK firm’s global construction group
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
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
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
HFW hits Eversheds Sutherland for international arbitration team in Paris
Partners Julien Fouret and Gaëlle Le Quillec join alongside a senior associate
HFW bolsters Greek ship finance offering with Ince team hire
Ince’s Greek finance practice head Robin Parry joins alongside fellow partner Ronan Le DU and six more lawyers
HFW adds four-lawyer disputes team in Australia from rival Clyde & Co
Partner Maurice Thompson rejoins with three lawyers to lead HFW’s global litigation funding team
HFW adds 20-strong team in Australia and China from MinterEllison
Five partners join with core team to bolster HFW’s corporate, projects and regulatory offering in the region
HFW rings in record results as revenue grows 13% against 17.5% jump in PEP
Profit per equity partner hits £786k as UK-headquartered firm grows revenue in every group and region in first year of new strategy
HFW to expand in Southern China with Shenzhen Qianhai launch
Move sees HFW become first UK-based international firm granted permission to set up shop in Greater Bay Area
HFW secures DWF’s global infrastructure co-head in Dubai as DWF makes double insurance hire
As Slava Kiryushin moves across to HFW, DWF adds insurance partner duo in Dubai from Kennedys
HFW's managing partner signals further hires and bolt-ons as he secures second term
Jeremy Shebson says UK firm will 'continue to actively target partners, teams and bolt-ons' across international network
HFW continues Australia growth with shipping partner hire from local boutique in Perth
Australia is UK firm’s third-largest market globally after London and Hong Kong
HFW hires labour law partner from Memery Crystal to lead London employment practice
Michelle Chance was also previously employment practice head at Rosenblatt and Womble Bond Dickinson
HFW sees revenue and PEP dip after setting record in 2021
Firm points to impact of exchange rates and headcount reduction for the slowdown