Sam Fowler-Holmes

Sam specialises in structured and unstructured trade finance and has advised financial institutions on a range of products including large-scale pre-export financing, supply-chain financing, funded and risk participations, and bank-to-bank lending. Sam's experience includes advising in relation to numerous jurisdictions across mainland Europe, CIS, Africa and Asia and for a range of commodities including, oil, gas, metals and cocoa.

Bar & Court Admissions

Solicitor, Senior Courts of England and Wales

Education

• College of Law: Legal Practice Course
• University College London: Masters in Public Law and Human Rights
• The Queen’s College, Oxford: Law

• Meeting the Challenges Covid-19 Poses for Trade Finance Transactions: Key Issues to Consider When Making Amendments and Waivers
  Client Alert
  September 2, 2020
• Meeting the Challenges Covid-19 Poses for Trade Finance Transactions: Amendments and Waivers
  Client Alert
  June 17, 2020
• Sullivan & Worcester UK LLP Ranked in the 2020 Edition of The Legal 500 UK
  September 27, 2019
• Sullivan Named Best Law Firm of the Year at Trade Finance Awards for Excellence, 2019
  Sullivan Press Release
  June 28, 2019
• Sullivan Wins GTR ‘Best Trade Finance Law Firm’ 2019 Award
  Sullivan Press Release
  May 3, 2019
• Sullivan & Worcester UK LLP Advises Africa Trade Finance on US$160 million Trade Finance Facility for UBA
  Press Release
  February 1, 2018
• Sullivan & Worcester UK LLP Shortlisted for Legal 500 2018 Award
  Press Release
  November 27, 2017
• Sullivan Advises on $1.8 billion 2016 Ghana Cocobod Financing
  Press Release
  September 22, 2016
• New finance approach in Ghana deal opens door for UK companies in Africa
  African Law & Business
  August 16, 2016
• Sullivan & Worcester Advises Dints International on Innovative UK Export Financing Facility
  Global Banking & Finance review, Quoted
  August 11, 2016
• Sullivan Advises Dints International on Innovative UK Export Finance Facility
  Press Release
  August 10, 2016
• Dints Secures Contract with Substantial Gold Producer
  Trade and Forfaiting Review, Quoted
  July 27, 2016
• Sullivan Wins GTR "Best Trade Finance Law Firm" 2015 Award
  Press Release
  November 25, 2015
• Sullivan Advises on $1.8 Billion 2015 Ghana Cocobod Financing
  September 18, 2015
• Sullivan Wins "Best Law Firm in Trade Finance" Award for Second Year Running
  Press Release
  June 24, 2015
• Sullivan Appointed to Advise on 2015 Cocobod Financing
  Press Release
  June 12, 2015
• Sullivan Advises on $1.7 billion 2014 Cocobod Financing
  Press Release
  September 16, 2014

Seminars & Presentations

• Trade Finance in 2020: annus horribilis, lessons for the future or a bit of both?
  Zoom virtual program (November 5, 2020)
• Challenges to trade and commodity finance in 2020
  Le Restaurant de Paul, London (January 23, 2020)
• Taking, amending and enforcing security in trade finance transactions
  (July 18, 2019)
• Insurance and finance case law update
  (November 22, 2018)
• Uses of Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) in structuring financing transactions
  (June 21, 2018)
• Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes and Other Independent Payment Undertakings
  Pinners Hall, 105-108 Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1EN (8.45 - 10.00 am) (July 27, 2017)
• “Crisis, What Crisis?” – What has the industry worried and what should the industry be worried about?
  Pinners Hall, 105-108 Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1EN (July 21, 2016)
• Financing Goods In and Out of Warehouses: What Issues to Look For, Deal With and Avoid
  Pinners Hall, 105-108 Old Broad Street, London (March 26, 2015)