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October 4, 2023

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Sullivan & Worcester UK LLP Top Ranked in The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2024 for Trade Finance

The Legal 500 UK, 2024

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London, UK - Sullivan & Worcester UK LLP's trade & export finance practice has received a Tier 1 ranking in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 UK. This is the practice’s tenth top tier ranking in a row from this leading independent annual legal directory.

In addition, Geoffrey Wynne was again recognized in the ‘Hall of Fame’ for ‘Leading Individuals' with Simon Cook, Mark Norris and Sam Fowler-Holmes recognized as 'Leading Individuals.' Marian Boyle was also recognized as a key member of the practice, and former associate Hannah Fearn was noted as a 'Rising Star.'

Editorial comments from The Legal 500 UK, 2024 regarding Sullivan’s trade & export finance practice, include:

Sullivan & Worcester LLP has 'a dedicated team with depth of knowledge and they are great people to work with'. The firm is not only a key adviser to financial institutions, funds, corporate borrowers, agents and trustees, international and industry bodies on the full range of traditional trade finance instruments, but it is also a leading player in the development of digital banking in trade finance platforms.

Geoffrey Wynne (who is 'the most experienced trade finance lawyer in the market'), the 'hugely knowledgeable, commercially aware' Simon Cook (who is 'hugely knowledgeable, commercially aware and able to give out good advice based on vast experience'), Sam Fowler-Holmes (who is 'super-attentive to clients, and commercial when needed'), and Mark Norris (who 'seeks to find solutions and understands that cost management is particularly important') are the lead partners. Managing associate Hannah Fearn and head of the UK insurance and disputes practices Marian Boyle are also key to the practice. Wynne recently assisted Lloyds Bank with the template structure for the UK’s first digital ‘promissory note’ purchase under the International Trade and Forfaiting Association’s (ITFA) Digital Negotiable Instrument initiative (DNI).

And trade finance client testimonials include: 

‘Mark Norris seeks to find solutions and understands that cost management is particularly important in the emerging markets.’

‘Dedicated team with depth of knowledge and great people to work with.’

‘Sam Fowler-Holmes – pays super attention to clients, and commercial when needed.’

‘Geoffrey Wynne and his team are very experienced in trade finance facilities, including receivables finance, supply chain finance, trade loans an inventory finance. Their fees are very competitive.’

‘Geoffrey Wynne is the most experienced trade finance lawyer in the market, with cutting-edge expertise in all kinds of working capital finance facilities. He is well supported by Sam Fowler-Holmes and Hannah Fearn. Marian Boyle also provides great advice on insurance matters related to trade finance.’

‘Simon Cook – hugely knowledgeable, commercially aware and able to give out good advice based on vast experience.’

‘Very deep knowledge of trade finance products and the secondary market for trade finance.’

‘Extremely commercially-minded and able to find pragmatic solutions to issues.’

About Sullivan
Sullivan & Worcester (Sullivan) is a leading global law firm. With over 200 attorneys in Boston, London, New York, Tel Aviv and Washington, DC. Sullivan’s clients, including Fortune 500 companies and emerging businesses, rely on Sullivan’s strategic vision, comfort with complexity and intense focus on results. As a global law firm, Sullivan represents clients around the world on a wide variety of matters and issues affecting them globally.

In London, the office’s market-leading and multiple award-winning trade finance practice is the premium provider of legal advice in relation to trade, export and commodity finance transactions to major trade finance banks and other financial institutions, funds, corporate borrowers, agents and trustees, and national and international organisations. The team’s unique offering includes an integrated insurance and dispute resolution service handling both transactional and contentious instructions.

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