Holman Fenwick & Willan

Infobox Law Firm
firm_name = Holman Fenwick & Willan
headquarters = London
num_offices = 9
num_attorneys = 300+
practice_areas = Admiralty & Dry shipping law, Aviation, Insurance/Re-Insurance, Trade & Energy, Corporate, Projects & Finance, Commercial Litigation
date_founded = 1883
company_type = Partnership
homepage = [http://www.hfw.com hfw.com]

Holman Fenwick & Willan is a prestigious law firm founded in 1883 in the City of London. It specializes in international commerce, acting predominantly for shipping firms, insurers, energy companies, investment banks, and large corporates. The firm has principal offices in London, Paris, Rouen, Piraeus, Dubai, Brussels, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, and Melbourne.

Considered to be the world's leading firm for shipping, it consistently tops the award for Chambers and Partners Global Shipping Firm of the Year. [ [http://www.chambersandpartners.com/img/awards/GlobalAwards2006.pdf List of Chambers and Partners 2006 Award Winners on the Chambers and Partners site] ] In 2008 the firm won the Lloyd's List's Shipping Law Firm of the Year.

According to The Lawyer magazine, in 2007 Holman Fenwick & Willan was the 37th biggest law firm in the UK with a turnover of £68.3m. [ [http://www.thelawyer.com/uk100/2006/law/38_holmanfenwick.html# The Lawyer Top 100, 2006] ]

Among the higher profile cases the firm has acted on is its successful representation of Brandywine Reinsurance in a 2005 action arising out of the famous 1989 Exxon Valdez oil-slick disaster. [ [http://www.thelawyer.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=114495&d=11&h=24&f=23 The Lawyer news report on the Brandywine & Exxon case, 21 March 2005] ] It has experience in responding to major shipping disasters, including the MSC Napoli in 2007.

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External links

* [http://www.hfw.com/ Official website]
* [http://legalweek.com/Navigation/18/LawFirms/332/Holman+Fenwick++Willan.html Legal Week News on Holman Fenwick & Willan]
* [http://www.chambersandpartners.com/uk/FirmProfile.aspx?fid=197&solbar=1&pid=-1&cid=-1&Aid=-1 Chambers and Partners Guide profile]