“I am very pleased to join a company that is so committed to the energy, oil and gas sector. My clients benefit from HFW`s extensive industry expertise and extensive international network. I am also excited about the opportunity to develop the Company`s corporate and transactional practices in the United States. This is an important strategic development for the Company and underscores the fact that Houston is an important geographic market for HFW and its customers and a key point of contact for several of the Company`s selected sectors, particularly energy, marine and insurance. “I am delighted to welcome such an experienced and high-quality lawyer to the firm. Derek has an excellent reputation in the marketplace and strengthens our energy and resource offering to customers in the U.S. and around the world. HFW now has 10 partners and a total of 26 lawyers in Houston, having launched in the city in January 2017 through a fully integrated merger with US law firm Legge, Farrow, Kimmitt, McGrath & Brown. The firm advises multinational clients on dispute resolution, transaction and regulatory matters in the energy, oil and gas, marine, insurance, finance, construction, travel and cruise industries.
“I am really proud to join such a prestigious international law firm. HFW`s extensive global network and list of notable clients provide me with an excellent platform to grow my practice, and I look forward to working with the firm`s teams around the world to help clients meet their U.S. immigration needs. Insurance lawyer Amanda Kujda, the new head of Holman Fenwick Willan`s Houston office, is tasked with expanding the UK office. Kujda took on the role of office manager on April 1, while founding partner Jerry Kimmitt stepped down as office manager and retired on March 31 and is now a consultant for the firm. On January 3, 2017, HFW merged with Legge, Farrow, Kimmitt, McGrath & Brown LLP, a leading U.S. energy and marine company headquartered in Houston, Texas. This combination brings HFW closer to our customers in the region and gives us a physical presence in the United States for the first time. It also creates opportunities for the company to expand its customer base and expand its business elsewhere in the U.S.
and America. The merger follows the two companies` successful collaboration on several cross-border customer projects in the energy and marine markets, taking their relationship to the next level. The merger brings HFW closer to existing customers in the region and is the first physical presence in the United States. It also creates opportunities for the company to expand its customer base and expand its business elsewhere in the United States and America. For Legge Farrow, the merger with HFW offers its clients the key strategic benefits of accessing an established and recognized international network of 16 offices in South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. The firm`s Houston office can now meet the international needs of its existing clients with the support of more than 450 lawyers working in settlement and dispute resolution matters worldwide. Denise has over 15 years of experience in business immigration and is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Immigration and Citizenship Law. She is fluent in Spanish and previously worked at U.S.
immigration firms Fong & Associates and Monty & Ramirez. Legge Farrow is an award-winning company that has represented multinational clients in Texas, New York, California and Louisiana for more than 20 years. The firm has eight partners and nine associates. As a result of the merger, HFW`s total number of employees will increase to 170 partners, 450 attorneys and other fees and employees to a total of 915. Holman Fenwick Willan, a UK law firm that entered the U.S. market in 2017 through a merger with Houston-based civil litigation firm Legge, Farrow, Kimmitt, McGrath & Brown, has recruited Amanda Kujda as Houston office manager as the founding partners retire or are about to retire. Houston is an important geographic market for HFW and its customers and a key point of contact for many of the company`s selected sectors, particularly energy, marine and aviation. Home to Fortune 500 companies after New York City, the city is known as the global energy center for virtually every aspect of the oil and gas industry`s life cycle — from exploration, production and midstream to refining, marketing, utilities and technology.
Derek specializes in oil, gas and energy transactions and joins the company from Greenberg Traurig. To learn more about the merger, please read our full press release. www.hfw.com/HFW-merges-with-US-firm-Legge-Farrow Richard Crump, Global Senior Partner at HFW, said: “Houston is an important business hub for us. Having a U.S. office there has been a goal for some time, and this merger will bring us closer to our existing customers in the region and allow us to develop more business in our key oil and gas, marine and aviation sectors, which are key growth sectors in the region. and expanding our industry capabilities.
