Maritime law specialist Hill Dickinson has hired Devottam Sengupta as a Partner at its Singapore office. .Sengupta is a 2005 graduate of National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bangalore, and completed his LL.M. in Law & Economics from University of Manchester in 2008.He is a member of the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa and joins Hill Dickinson from Greensill Capital in Singapore. He was previously co-head of the Global Markets and Financing Legal Team at Louis Dreyfus Company.He comes with significant commodities finance and structured trade finance expertise..Sengupta's appointment closely follows the arrival of commodities dispute specialist, Iain Sharp. He will work closely with the team in Singapore as well as Hill Dickinson’s shipping and trade lawyers in London, Hong Kong and Greece..Welcoming their arrival, Andrew Lee, head of Hill Dickinson’s Singapore office, said: “Dev’s addition to our team represents another significant investment for Hill Dickinson in the growing Singapore commodities market. Both Dev and Iain are genuine industry specialists in their fields with a strong understanding of the commercial realities of their sector. Dev’s arrival further strengthens our in-house expertise for our clients around the globe and in particular in this region.”.On joining the firm, Sengupta commented: “I'm thrilled to be joining a firm as storied as Hill Dickinson in the commodities and trade space. Having worked with and benefited from Hill Dickinson's expertise when in-house, I feel honoured to now be joining the team. I look forward to working with my colleagues across the world in delivering best-in-class trade and commodities financing advice to our clients.”.If you would like your Deals, Columns, Press Releases to be published on Bar & Bench, please fill in the form available here.
