We enjoy the reputation of skilled, hard – nosed litigators. As a result, the majority of our work is contentious, which has led to our significant expertise in commercial disputes, but our experience also extends to non–contentious matters arising out of shipping, international commerce, international trade and transport, marine insurance and reinsurance.
Our core practice areas include:
- Marine Casualties, Collisions and Salvage
- Environmental Law and Pollution
- Charter party disputes
- Cargo claims
- Crew claims
- P & I claims
- Insurance and Reinsurance
- Sale and Purchase of ships
- Ship finance
- Superyachts
- Shipbuilding
- Ship’s arrest
- Yacht financing, registration, tax, custom matters, statutory compliance, crewing and chartering, sale and purchase
- Energy and natural resources
- Offshore
- Banking and Finance (Ship Finance, Loan restructuring)
- Enforcement of defaulting loans
- Bankruptcy
- Compulsory enforcement proceedings
- Derivatives
- Formation, mergers and acquisition of companies
- Mortgage registration
- Professional indemnity
- Enforcement of foreign judgments and of international arbitration awards
- Joint ventures
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (including domestic and international arbitration)
- Commercial litigation
- Property law and real estate
- Foreign investments
- Criminal law with specialization in shipping criminal law
- Inheritance law
- Administrative law
