The global sector-focused law firm, HFW, has entered into a cooperation agreement with the Emirates Shipping Association – the voice of the UAE’s private maritime sector and one of the leading maritime associations internationally.
HFW helped in establishing and registering the Association at a federal level and has been providing it with continuous legal and strategic support. The new agreement will see the firm continue that legal and strategic support, initially for a period of two years. HFW’s team advising the Association includes Yaman Alhawadeh and Marc Ghammachi.
Yaman Alhawamadeh, UAE Managing Partner, HFW, commented:
“As the world’s leading shipping law firm, with the largest shipping and logistics team in the Middle East, we are proud to support the UAE shipping community. Our ongoing work with the Emirates Shipping Association gives us an opportunity to help promote and develop the UAE’s maritime sector, and we look forward to progressing this strategic collaboration.
“This also goes towards HFW’s commitment in supporting the UAE’s In-Country Value program in terms of increasing the private sector’s contribution to research and development in the maritime sector.”
HFW is widely recognised to be one of the world’s premier shipping and maritime law firms, had has been serving clients in the industry for nearly 140 years. The firm has over 200 shipping lawyers and 13 master mariners across its global network, specialising in dry shipping, admiralty and crisis management, along with transactional work.
The firm has operated in the Middle East for more than 15 years and now has 20 partners and over 50 lawyers in total across offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Kuwait City, and Riyadh. The firm has recently boosted its leading UAE shipping and offshore marine practice with the hiring of top-ranked partners Robert Lawrence and Ian Chung, making it the clear number one team in the region for both disputes and transactional matters.
Read more news and exclusive features in our latest issue here.
Never miss a story… Follow us on:
International Trade Magazine
@itm_magazine
@intrademagazine
Media Contact
Joseph Clarke
Editor, International Trade Magazine
Tel: +44 (0) 1622 823 920
Email: editor@intrademagazine.com
