Partner
CurrentManaging Partner of HFW's Australian offices – Melbourne, Sydney and Perth | Head of Shipping, Offshore and Logistics group AustraliaHFW (formerly Holman Fenwick Willan) established its first office in Melbourne, Australia in 2006 initially to service Australia's booming international Trade & Transport sectors. HFW is widely recognised as the world’s leading provider of legal services to the international trade, maritime and supply chain sectors.The partners in HFW Australia’s Shipping, Offshore and Logistics (SOL) group collectively have in excess of 100 years’ experience servicing the maritime and logistics sectors in Australia and the IndoPacific, and are supported by a dedicated team of lawyers who are fully committed to these sectors.HFW Australia is fully integrated with HFW's global network of offices and our Australian SOL capability is augmented by HFW’s global SOL team which provides unsurpassed depth of experience with more than 200 lawyers worldwide specialising in maritime, transport and trade law issues. In addition to HFW’s 18 international offices, we are also able to call upon a network of expert lawyers with whom we have longstanding relationships to assist in other jurisdictions, and manage them as “global counsel” in providing a seamless one stop service to our clients.Through organic growth we opened offices in Sydney (2009) and Perth (2011) and now have a team of in excess of 120 lawyers providing a full legal service to all of the firm's core industry sectors, namely:AerospaceCommoditiesConstructionEnergy & ResourcesInsurance & ReinsuranceShipping, Offshore & LogisticsOur experience and established working relationships with all of the main participants in the industry sectors in which we operate has enabled us to develop a strong understanding of the key commercial issues and the capacity to deliver effective solutions focused advice.
