Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

Over 10 years on from its initial founding in 2011, Herbert Smith Freehills' Alternative Legal Services (ALT) practice is now a fully integrated and integral part of Herbert Smith Freehills' international network, with a team comprising 350+ lawyers, technologists and legal analysts, located across 10 hubs: Beijing, Belfast, Brisbane, Johannesburg, London, Melbourne, New York, Perth, Shanghai and Sydney.

The HSF ALT team provides a wide range of services – harnessing deep expertise in both contentious work covering claims management and assessment; document review; eDiscovery and non-contentious work covering commercial contracting; due diligence; verification; asset management / stream leasing; transaction support.

HSF ALT works closely with colleagues across the firm to deliver services to clients and engages clients directly to enhance the work of their in-house legal teams and address their most pressing challenges. These direct engagements have grown substantially over recent years.