- Senior Partner: Jonathan Scott
- Deputy Senior Partner: Mark Crean
- Joint:
- Number of partners: 460
- Number of lawyers: 2800
- Languages: : Multilingual
Firm Overview:
Herbert Smith Freehills is a leading global law firm with over 2,800 lawyers, including 460 partners, in over 20 offices across Asia Pacific, the UK,Europe, the Middle East and US, making it the world’s eighth largest law firm based on total lawyer numbers. The firm offers clients a top-tier seamless service across a single global platform with a unique focus on industry sectors and an unparalleled depth of expertise.
Herbert Smith Freehills is the largest fully integrated law firm in Asia Pacific and is one of the world’s top ranked and most experienced energy and resources firms; a globally pre-eminent and recognised firm in litigation, arbitration and contentious regulatory work; and an international leader in M&A, private equity, capital markets, infrastructure and banking and finance.
Main Areas of Practice:
Competition & Antitrust:
Herbert Smith Freehills’ leading competition and antitrust practice is widely recognised by peers and the market. The team advises many of the world’s blue chip organisations, in a wide range of industries, across the full spectrum of competition work including investigations, litigation, merger clearance and advice on regulated sectors. The firm frequently advises on complex, multijurisdictional matters across different regions. Many of the firm’s lawyers have spent time working for regulatory authorities, enabling the team to provide unique insight. The firm has unrivalled experience in advising a complainant, defendant or regulator.
Contact: James Quinney
Tel: +44 20 7466 2469
Email: james.quinney@hsf.com
Contact: Paul Hughes
Tel: +61 2 9225 5697
Email: paul.hughes@hsf.com
Corporate:
Herbert Smith Freehills’ corporate team offers marketleading capability on public and private M&As, JVs, corporate restructurings, corporate governance, capital markets fundraising, infrastructure projects and tax. In recent years, the practice has also advised on major restructurings and capital raisings. The firm works on complex domestic and cross-border transactions across industries, utilising its leading reputation for sectoral expertise in energy, mining and infrastructure, financial services and TMT. The firm’s clients include the world’s leading corporates and other commercial organisations, investment banks and other financial institutions, governments and public sector bodies.
Contact: Mike Ferraro
Tel: +61 3 9288 1649
Email: mike.ferraro@hsf.com
Contact: Patrick Mitchell
Tel: +44 20 7466 2157
Email: patrick.mitchell@hsf.com
Dispute Resolution:
Herbert Smith Freehills has a leading and truly global dispute resolution practice. The firm’s contentious regulatory practice minimises clients’ exposure to risk and offers practical solutions to them. Its investigations practice has represented clients in relation to some of the most complex and strategically important investigations across all sectors. The team is experienced in alternative dispute resolution procedures in addition to traditional processes of litigation and arbitration. The firm’s Belfast office, which focuses on document review in major contentious cases, offers clients an attractive combination of quality, efficiency and pricing. The firm’s unique inhouse advocacy unit provides clients with benefits including ease of instruction and reduction in cost.
Contact: Sonya Leydecker
Tel: +44 20 7466 2337
Email: sonya.leydecker@hsf.com
Contact: Damian Grave
Tel: +61 3 9288 1725
Email: damian.grave@hsf.com
Employment, Pensions & Incentives:
The Herbert Smith Freehills team resolves employment related issues at a national, regional and global level. The firm’s expertise includes employment, industrial relations, pensions/superannuation, incentives and employee benefits, discrimination and equal opportunity, work health and safety, board and executive matters and workplace training. The firm’s clients include multinational corporations, leading national businesses, financial institutions, public sector bodies and pension/superannuation trustees. The team is recognised for providing thoughtful, cost effective and commercial advice.
Contact: Graeme Smith
Tel: +61 3 9288 1563
Email: graeme.smith@hsf.com
Contact: Peter Frost
Tel: +44 20 7466 2325
Email: peter.frost@hsf.com
Finance:
Herbert Smith Freehills’ truly international banking and finance practice has a strong capability across its international offices. The firm offers a comprehensive service to lenders, borrowers, advisers and other intermediaries and its main clients are leading global banks and businesses. It is recognised for its strong transaction management skill and ability to handle demanding structuring issues. Its international capability enables it to excel within the emerging markets, particularly in the energy, natural resources and infrastructure sectors. The firm is the leading practice in reserve-based oil and gas lending deals in the EMEA region.
Contact: Patrick St John
Tel: +61 2 9225 5279
Email: patrick.stjohn@hsf.com
Real Estate:
Herbert Smith Freehills’ market-leading practice encompasses the full range of commercial real estate transactions throughout the asset life cycle. In addition to real estate M&As, investment, development, leasing and JVs, the firm advises on the design and delivery of complex, tax-driven investment structures using a variety of onshore/offshore vehicles, large-scale regeneration, infrastructure and energy development projects and financings and restructurings. The team advises leading international investors, developers, funders, private equity houses, occupiers and corporates. It is recognised for combining in-depth commercial knowledge with coordinated property, corporate, tax and finance expertise.
Contact: Patrick St John
Tel: +61 2 9225 5279
Email: patrick.stjohn@hsf.com