Founded in Paris in 1920, Gide is a leading international law firm with 12 offices spread throughout the world.
Gide is physically present in six regions of the world, with 11 offices, enabling it to act on cases globally.
Building on its long-term presence and commitment in Asia through its offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, Gide strengthens its offer in Hong Kong by establishing a relationship with leading independent law firm, Howse Williams Bowers (HWB).
Gide Hong Kong partner Gilles Cardonnel is joining HWB as a partner and he will remain the key contact for Gide’s clients while benefiting from all HWB's capabilities and resources. This set up allows us to provide our clients with a seamless, integrated service in Greater China and the best response to their Hong Kong legal needs.
This move will give Gide’s clients an access to a greater pool of Hong Kong lawyers and a full-service Hong Kong law firm. Sharing Gide's vision of client service, HWB has an excellent reputation for delivering high-quality legal advice with a practical and commercial approach to solving legal issues in line with clients' commercial objectives.
David Boitout, partner in charge of Gide’s practice in Asia, states: “We are very pleased to develop our relationship with HWB. It will enable us to boost our offer on complex and strategic transactions in Greater China”.
Established in the region for nearly 30 years, Gide’s China practice is managed by a sizeable, in-depth experienced and multilingual team of lawyers based in three offices. Gide also has long-standing and well-established relationships with many leading local and independent law firms across the region. These relationships ensure our clients get access to the best available skills and resources to meet their needs, no matter the jurisdiction.
For Baudouin de Moucheron and Stéphane Puel, respectively Gide’s senior and managing partners: “Establishing a relationship with HWB is testimony to our strategy to deepen our local presence in Asia and a reflection of our international expansion strategy which also includes alliances and partnerships with local market leaders. Our aim is to always strive to offer better service to our clients globally”.
HWB senior partner, Chris Howse, commented: “We are delighted to develop our relationship with Gide and look forward to welcoming Gilles Cardonnel and his team to HWB. Gilles is a leading practitioner in his field and brings an important area of expertise to HWB”.
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About HWB
Howse Williams Bowers is an independent Hong Kong law firm which combines the in-depth experience of its lawyers with a creative, forward-thinking approach. Its key practice areas are corporate/commercial and corporate finance; commercial and maritime dispute resolution; clinical negligence and healthcare; insurance, personal injury and professional indemnity insurance; employment; family and matrimonial; property and building management, banking and financial services/corporate regulatory and compliance.
