Solicitor at Mercatis Law Europe Llp
Paul Johnson
Solicitor - Managing Partner
SRA ID: 159449
Paul is a solicitor qualified in England (1990) and Hong Kong (1993) and registered as a foreign lawyer in Singapore (2018). Paul has specialised in commodities for his entire career, encompassing physical trading and shipping, commodity finance, and commodity derivatives. He was previously a solicitor at Reed Smith, a partner at HFW, and the Global Head of Commodities Legal at BNP Paribas. He has also held senior in-house counsel positions at Enron Europe Limited and ABN Amro Bank. Paul is a “complete” commodities lawyer, possessing a thorough understanding of each of its component parts and legal skill sets across all types of commodities (energy, metals, and agri). These include physical trading and shipping, hedging (futures and OTC), commodity finance, and commodities regulatory – how they interrelate under the applicable legal and regulatory infrastructure to maximise legal (and related) risk coverage for clients in both transactions and disputes. Mercatis Law operates across these typically compartmentalised legal skill sets.
1 Middle Temple Lane, Temple, EC4Y 9AA
Licensed for 31 years
Practice Areas
Company & Commercial, Energy & Transport
- Energy & Transport 50%
- Company & Commercial 50%
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About Paul Johnson
Paul is a solicitor qualified in England (1990) and Hong Kong (1993) and registered as a foreign lawyer in Singapore (2018). Paul has specialised in commodities for his entire career, encompassing physical trading and shipping, commodity finance, and commodity derivatives. He was previously a solicitor at Reed Smith, a partner at HFW, and the Global Head of Commodities Legal at BNP Paribas. He has also held senior in-house counsel positions at Enron Europe Limited and ABN Amro Bank. Paul is a “complete” commodities lawyer, possessing a thorough understanding of each of its component parts and legal skill sets across all types of commodities (energy, metals, and agri). These include physical trading and shipping, hedging (futures and OTC), commodity finance, and commodities regulatory – how they interrelate under the applicable legal and regulatory infrastructure to maximise legal (and related) risk coverage for clients in both transactions and disputes. Mercatis Law operates across these typically compartmentalised legal skill sets.
Languages Spoken: English
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Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration
Pj Legal Europe Limited
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