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Hill Hofstetter LLP

TRIGEN HOUSE, CENTRAL BOULEVARD, SOLIHULL, B90 8AB, ENGLAND

What we say about the firm's legal practice in West Midlands

Corporate and commercial

Within Corporate and commercial: Birmingham, tier 4

Hill Hofstetter LLP’s team is growing significantly at partner level, with the recent additions of Ben Turner from Mills & Reeve LLP and Peter Seary from Shoosmiths. Under the leadership of Christopher Hill, the team receives a steady flow of instructions on high-value and complex work, often with a cross-border element.

Dispute resolution

Within Commercial litigation: Birmingham, Hill Hofstetter LLP is a first tier firm,

Hill Hofstetter LLP is regularly involved in complex international litigation and arbitration, and has a number of standout individuals, notably the ‘absolutely top-drawer’ Stephen Barker, who is especially recommended for arbitration; the ‘very bright’ Jonathan Hofstetter; and the ‘very experienced’ Jim Sharkey (who is highly rated for offshore litigation). It successfully represented the German arm of a global medical equipment supplier in a €7m dispute arising from the termination of a commercial agreement with a Turkish distribution company. New partner Richard Waugh is ‘extremely thorough’.

Human resources

Within Employment, tier 4

Hill Hofstetter LLP’s Ranjit Dhindsa is ‘responsive, quick to learn the business scenarios, and incredibly thorough’, as well as having a ‘good hands-on approach to problem solving’. The team mainly acts for US, French and German clients in the logistics, manufacturing and engineering sectors.

Insurance

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Real estate

Within Commercial property: Birmingham, tier 4

Hill Hofstetter LLP provides a ‘consistently high level of service’; recommended partners include the ‘commercially astute’ Nigel Watkins, and Jonathan Wright, who ‘adds common sense and value to deals’. The team advised a German company in the negotiation of contracts for the sale and installation of various biogas plants in the UK.

Within Environment, Hill Hofstetter LLP is a second tier firm,

Hill Hofstetter LLP’s ‘very responsive’ team advises on the full gamut of environmental issues including claimant and defendant litigation and corporate criminal defence. Richard Chalkley and Darren Smith are recommended.

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