 Motivated in part by the success of its Singapore entity, shipping firm Hill Dickinson is due to set up a Hong Kong office at the beginning of October. “We are looking to expand our international footprint, and our research tells us that there is room on the ground in Hong Kong for a law firm with substantial shipping resources,” according to Peter Jackson, Managing Partner of the firm’s head office in London. “The idea,” he continued, “is to start small, with a small nucleus and evolve organically, just as we did with the Singapore outfit.” The office will be set up in association with a local firm, with one marine partner re-locating from London to establish the Hong Kong entity, and recruitment of additional marine personnel to follow. When asked who their biggest competitors were perceived to be in the Hong Kong market, Jackson commented that this would likely be a mixture of the big international firms including Holman Fenwick & Willan, Ince & Co and Clyde & Co; strong rivals who were well established in the market as well as some of the local boutique practices that had secured a niche in the Hong Kong shipping sector, and these firms included RPC, Reed Smith Richards Butler, and Howse Williams Bowers. |
Hill Dickinson to launch a Hong Kong presence
