The Legal 500

Within M&A: smaller deals up to £50m, Hill Dickinson LLP is a third tier firm,

Hill Dickinson LLP’s shipping and commodities client base drives much of the firm’s deal flow. Malcolm Entwistle is the key partner.

Within Professional discipline, tier 4

Angela Horne heads the team at Hill Dickinson LLP, whose clients include the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund, Quinn Insurance, Dental Protection, the Medical Protection Society, the Veterinary Defence Society, and The Birth Centre.

Within Asset finance and leasing, tier 7

Hill Dickinson LLP is noted for its expertise in the yacht finance market for lenders and high-net-worth private clients.

Within Commodities: derivatives Leading individuals

Within Commodities: physicals, Hill Dickinson LLP is a first tier firm,

For disputes, especially in soft commodities, Hill Dickinson LLP’s vastly experienced team is noted as ‘good value, quick and commercially focused’. Its recent work includes FOSFA arbitrations and the defence of S/A Fluxo in a major sugar dispute. Fred Konynenburg is ‘one of the best, very impressive’; and ‘Mr. Sugar’ Jeff Isaacs, David Lucas and Andrew Meads are other key figures in an ‘efficient, knowledgeable and very helpful’ team. Clients include TNK BP, The Sugar Association and Vitol.

Within Insurance and reinsurance litigation, tier 6

Hill Dickinson LLP has notable expertise in financial risk insurance. Clients include Talbot Underwriting, Liberty and Chubb. Rhys Clift heads the team, and is recommended along with Paul Taylor and consultant David Godfrey.

Within Personal injury: defendant Personal injury: defendant

Within Professional negligence, tier 5

Jamie Monck-Mason heads the team at Hill Dickinson LLP, where clients include Aviva, Dental Protection, Aspen, Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund, HCC International Insurance Company, Mitsui and Newline. Angela Horne is recommended. Tim Hague and Dileep Pisharody recently made partner.

Within Commercial property, tier 7

Hill Dickinson LLP advises banks, corporates and investors on transactions and leasing. It continued to advise a multinational on matters after acquiring a 250,000sq ft Thames Valley headquarters campus. Richard Taylor heads the team.

Within Overview,

The chapter no longer covers multi-modal work under a separate heading, but a number of prominent firms continue to have healthy practices in the area – notably Clyde & Co LLP, Holman Fenwick Willan LLP, Gateley, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP and Hill Dickinson LLP.

Within Shipping , Hill Dickinson LLP is a second tier firm,

Hill Dickinson LLP’s Stuart Armstrong and Claire Messer ‘deal with claims in a commercial and sensible manner’. Robert Wallis is recommended for his ‘reliability and industry knowledge’, and Russell Gardner provides ‘clear, concise and well-balanced advice’. Highlights included advising the owners and insurers of MSC Chitra following a collision, and successfully representing superyacht broker Edmiston & Company in the biggest brokerage dispute in history. The group is rated for dry and wet shipping work, and has notable yacht expertise. Philip Wareham joined from Holman Fenwick Willan LLP.