HFW
HFW’s team covers the whole spectrum including trade and asset finance, project and infrastructure finance, and regulatory work. The team is headed by Olivier Bazin who has unrivalled expertise handling complex disputes in the Swiss soft commodities market. Jason Marett often advises trading houses, corporates and financial institutions on a variety of financing transactions in the commodities market. New hire Gibran Alaoui, who joined the firm in April 2023, advises financial institutions and trading houses on all aspects of finance, including trade finance, structured trade finance, and bilateral and syndicated lending markets. Caroline West is an additional key contact at the Geneva office.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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- 'Olivier Bazin and Jason Marrett are great - collaborative and resourceful individuals.'
Key clients
- ADM International Sarl
- Olam
- Bank of China Limited Geneva Branch
- BIC-BRED (Suisse) SA
- Axpo
- Alvean
- Credit Agricole CIB
- Natixis
- Tüpras
- Gunvor SA
- ING Bank N.V. Lancy/ Geneva Branch
- Mauritius Commercial Bank
- MUFG Bank Ltd
- Trafigura / Puma Energy
- Rabobank
- Sucafina
- UBS Switzerland AG
- UniCredit Bank AG
Work highlights
- Advised Sucafina on the, up to $900m, refinancing of its sustainability-linked senior secured borrowing base facility.
Lawyers
Rising stars
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Olivier Bazin