Clifford Chance’s (CC’s) decision to transfer its shipping team to Holman Fenwick & Willan was a headline writer’s dream. Had the team ‘set sail’, ‘jumped ship’ or ‘walked the plank’? The possibilities were endless.
Shipping was actually a reasonably well-known practice within CC. Some big names have emanated from the team – executive partner and general counsel Chris Perrin and litigation partners Roger Baggallay, Roger Best and Alex Panayides all started in shipping, while veteran shipping head Tony Vlasto is also regarded as a big-hitter in his field.
