Squire Patton Boggs

Squire Patton Boggs has ‘a tight unit of excellent practitioners’ led by ‘seasoned litigator and battle-hardened fighter’ Chris Swart in London and two partners in Singapore. London is a key hub in the international network of offices handling commodities disputes, and the firm also continues to build its teams in Hong Kong, Milan and elsewhere. The firm, which only launched its London commodities group in 2019, has established a strong multi-disciplinary team that covers all aspects of international commodities and trade, including in-depth knowledge of specific commodity sectors, notably oil, LNG, agriculture, minerals, metals and mining, and other energy markets, both in terms of physical trading and financial hedging. Among its standout practitioners are Katie Pritchard, who frequently acts for commodity producers, trading companies, vessel charterers and owners, banks and insurers; John Rollason, who continues to build his global reputation in the grain industry; and international arbitration and commercial litigation-focused Michael Davar.