HFW ‘is one of the few firms in Dubai with a genuine focus on shipping’, regularly representing all major parties within the maritime space, including shipowners, charterers, P&I clubs, insurance underwriters, governments and brokers. The breadth of clients is reflected by a particularly broad span of expertise, from dry shipping and logistics to commodities and corporate and commercial shipping. Yaman Al Hawamdeh leads the offering for the Middle East and while his practice is primarily disputes focussed, he offers considerable non-contentious expertise. Richard Strub demonstrates ’in-depth knowledge with great commercial sense’, while ship financing expert Tien Tai ‘is a technically excellent and responsive partner.’ The team was bolstered by the addition of marine disputes specialist Rob Lawrence and corporate and finance expert Ian Chung, joining from Clyde & Co LLP in August 2022.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘HFW is one of the few firms in Dubai with a genuine focus on shipping and they seem to cover it well from the finance, corporate and disputes side.’
‘Tien Tai is a technically excellent and responsive partner. He is a pleasure to deal with.’
Key clients
- Shuaa Capital
- Majid Al Futtaim Properties