Expertise
Maritime and Transport Law
Drawing on our experience advising both institutional stakeholders and industry operators, including transport companies, shipowners, freight forwarders, forwarding agents, port operators and railway operators, we assist and advise the various participants in the transport sector. Our practice covers matters relating to maritime and multimodal transport law, aviation law, and land transport law, including road, rail and inland waterway transport.
Our expertise covers the national and international regulatory frameworks applicable to the various modes of transport, the liability of parties involved throughout the transport chain, the liability of freight forwarders, transport insurance, and liability arising from loss of or damage to goods. We also develop dispute prevention mechanisms tailored to international freight transport operations.
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Asset Financing
- Ship financing transactions, leasing, sale-and-leaseback, sale of lease portfolios, and securitization of lease portfolios; mortgage loans with tax leverage;
- Arranging documentary credits, financing transportation;
- Pre-acquisition audits of ships or maritime companies;
- Mortgages and Security Interests.
Maritime Regulations
- Maritime Law and Multimodal Transportation;
- Advisory services and litigation; compliance with French, EU, and international regulations governing the transport of passengers and both hazardous and non-hazardous goods;
- Maritime regulations, including safety and security measures;
- Environmental regulations – marine pollution;
- Advice and assistance regarding ship registration.
Marine Insurance and Liability
- Advice and civil and criminal litigation related to the life and operation of a vessel (liability of the shipowner, shipbuilder, or charterer; liability regimes related to pollution);
- Advice and litigation regarding compensation for victims (academic or civil liability);
- Advice and assistance in cases of seizure and repossession of vessels; judicial sale of vessels; and expert appraisals, whether conducted amicably or in court;
- Freight transport, passenger transport, cabotage, short-sea shipping, international shipping, collision, general average, P&I, towing, collision.
Drafting Contracts and Developing Commercial Agreements
- Shipbuilding and ship sales;
- Contracts related to the operation of the vessel: contract of carriage under a bill of lading, ship charter party;
- Maritime Sales Contract, Incoterms;
- The Single Multimodal Transport Document;
- Logistics and freight charges.
Marine Insurance and Liability
- Advice and assistance in disputes involving customs law and/or matters related to ports and port authorities;
- Advice and assistance in the formation of stevedoring companies and shipping agents, as well as dispute resolution.
- Access to and practice of professions;
- Freight transportation;
- Passenger transportation;
- Transportation Commission;
- Transportation contracts;
- Oversight of subcontracting;
- Charter flights;
- Responsibilities;
- Specific regulations (dangerous goods, waste transfers, etc.);
- Optimization of the global supply chain.
- Advising and representing our clients, including insurance and reinsurance companies and P&I Clubs, in both advisory and contentious matters before civil, commercial and criminal courts, as well as arbitral tribunals;
- Advising and representing our clients, including insurance and reinsurance companies and P&I Clubs, in both advisory and contentious matters before civil, commercial and criminal courts, as well as arbitral tribunals;
- Construction and Property, Hull & Machinery, Cargo, P&I, Professional Negligence, Health & Safety, and Personal Injury; Reinsurance; drafting and review of insurance policies; Product Liability; Commercial Risks; Environmental Risks; Industrial Risks; and War Risks.