Commercial law firm Hill Dickinson has entered into a collaboration agreement with boutique law firm SMB Law in Geneva, Switzerland.
The agreement aims to formalise and build upon a period of long-time informal cooperation between the two firms, which has seen them join forces and cross-refer international work for a growing number of clients across many jurisdictions.
Siassi McCunn Bussard Avocats & Solicitors (SMB Law) is a leading one-stop boutique Swiss and international law firm specialising in handling complex Swiss, English and international advisory, dispute resolution, mediation, judicial and arbitration matters.
By working in synergy with Hill Dickinson, SMB Law will help provide local representation to a growing roster of Hill Dickinson’s Switzerland-based clients who operate primarily in key areas of international trade (energy and soft commodities), trade finance, insurance and shipping.
Hill Dickinson Commodities and Trade Finance team partner Mark Aspinall said:
“Geneva has always been one of the main pillars of our commodities and trade finance practices and, having worked with Cyrus previously, I am excited about joining forces once again which I can only see as a wonderful collaborative opportunity for both our respective firms.”
Cyrus Siassi, one of the founding partners of SMB Law, added:
“Our permanent objective being to better serve our clients, the main purpose of the collaboration consists in sharing our specific expertise and resources for offering to our clients a one-stop local and global approach, both in respect of their advisory and [pre] contentious required legal and compliance services.”
