Herbert Smith

 

Our Alliance supports our ability to put together integrated teams across a wide range of jurisdictions, pooling expertise and know-how. In countries where we don't have an office (such as the USA), we have developed close relationships with leading law firms including, in New York, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Cravath, Swaine & Moore; and Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison. We have also entered into two associations: with Al-Ghazzawi Professional Association in Saudi Arabia and with Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in Indonesia.

 

We place our clients – many of the world's leading corporations and financial institutions – at the heart of our strategy, building our capability in line with industry developments. Our recent international development has had a strong emerging markets focus. For example, we have pre-eminent and increasingly active Africa and India practices.

 

Our lawyers thrive on finding innovative legal solutions to complex, first-of-kind cases and transactions and we are known for the tenacity with which we represent our clients' best interests. While we appreciate that clients share many attributes, opportunities and challenges, we also recognise that each is unique, so invest heavily in client relationships to ensure that our service is always tailored to their particular needs and circumstances.

 

This approach applies equally to the way we develop our lawyers and business services staff. We seek to recruit the very best possible people and foster their talents in a meritocratic and collegiate environment. We believe that treating people as individuals, rather than resources, engenders a productive and enjoyable working atmosphere, where the only 'standard' offering is the quality of our work.