HFW

The firm: HFW is a global, sector-focused law firm providing expert advice to clients in aviation, commodities, construction, energy and resources, insurance and reinsurance, and shipping.

The firm prides itself on the deep industry expertise of its lawyers, and its entrepreneurial, creative and collaborative culture. HFW has over 600 lawyers operating in 20 offices across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.

Areas of practice: The Paris office is known for advising clients in insurance, reinsurance, industrial risks, energy, international trade, commodities, construction, aviation and shipping sectors. It has a strong reputation in the field of commercial litigation and arbitration, and also a strong transactional practice, that focuses on corporate and commercial law, corporate/energy, and banking and finance (asset finance, acquisition finance, export finance and debt restructurings).

The Paris office lawyers advise on national and cross border matters and have solid experience of working in Africa, in particular in North and West Africa.