A new breed of law firm — built on expertise, trust and an unwavering commitment to client outcomes.
Hill Smith King & Wood is a boutique cross-border law firm with a clear mission: to serve our clients with subject matter expertise, professional excellence, mutual respect, and a dedication to client service that is unparalleled.
We strive to be one of the leading cross-border boutiques in the world. At Hill Smith, we believe that technical excellence is not the ultimate value we provide — it is the starting point. True value begins where conventional legal advice ends: in deep business understanding, commercial creativity, and a genuine stake in your success.
We are bound together by our shared commitment to our clients, to professional excellence, and to the continuous growth of our practice. That commitment requires innovation, teamwork and extraordinary skill from every member of our team.
"We run our firm like a business — not like a law firm. Our business tactics and marketplace innovation mirror those of the clients we serve."
Regardless of whether you are a sole proprietor or a Fortune 500 multinational, we will treat you with uncompromising dedication until your goals are achieved.
We will provide a challenging and dynamic workplace, promote professional development and foster the kind of teamwork our clients rely on.
Our culture is defined by four core commitments that guide every engagement.
We invest deeply in each practice area, ensuring our advisors bring authoritative knowledge — not generalist advice — to your most critical matters.
Meticulous, rigorous and precise — we hold ourselves to the highest standards in every piece of advice we give and every document we produce.
We treat clients, colleagues and counterparts with integrity and respect, fostering the trust that underpins effective long-term partnerships.
We are entrepreneurial by design — finding unconventional solutions, reaching new levels and knocking down barriers alongside our clients.
At HSKW, attorneys and advisors bring wide-ranging accomplishments, business experience, education and interests to every matter. Diversity of perspective is essential to our mission — working as integrated, multidisciplinary teams, each member contributes a unique set of talents.
"Our talent, energy and entrepreneurial partnership structure allows our lawyers to focus tirelessly on one thing: you, the client."
Hill Smith King & Wood operates under the supervision of the relevant Bar Associations and professional bodies in each jurisdiction.
Dutch attorneys are admitted to and regulated by the Dutch Bar Association (Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten). Dutch tax advisors are admitted to and regulated by the Dutch Order of Tax Advisors (Nederlandse Orde van Belastingadviseurs).
Hill Smith King & Wood New York is the d/b/a name of Hill Smith ITS LLC, registered with the Secretary of State of New York. All New York attorneys are admitted to and regulated by the New York City Bar Association. All US tax advisors are admitted as enrolled agents.