Robert Parson Partner, Squire Patton Boggs LLP Robert Parson leads the trade and commodity finance team at the London office of international law firm Squire Patton Boggs. He represents banks, non FI lenders and borrowers across the commodity, manufacturing and trading sectors on a broad range of trade receivables based finance, supply chain and inventory finance arrangements. Robert’s practice covers both UK and cross border financings and he has played a prominent role in the legal advances being made in the reform of English law on electronic trade documents including bills of lading, bills of exchange and promissory notes. He is the editor of the legal journal Finance and Credit Law.