Hall of Fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Charlie Papavizas

Charlie Papavizas

Hall of fameWinston & Strawn LLP

https://www.winston.com/en/who-we-are/professionals/papavizas-constantine.html#full-bio Chair of the firm’s top-ranked maritime and admiralty practice, Charlie Papavizas is nationally recognized in major legal directories. Chambers USA ranks him as the only “Star Individual” in the category of “Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory,” who is “the Dean of the maritime bar” and “the godfather of maritime law.” He is widely known for his experience with Jones Act laws and the U.S. offshore wind industry.

Jeanne Grasso

Hall of fameBlank Rome LLP

Jeanne Grasso focuses her practice on maritime, international, and environmental law for clients worldwide. Ms. Grasso counsels owners and operators of vessels, charterers, cargo owners, and facilities, including manufacturing facilities, both marine-side and inland. Her practice involves: regulatory compliance counseling related to the U.S. Coast Guard; Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and Maritime Administration, among other federal and state agencies, including providing advice regarding ballast water, air emissions, EPA’s Vessel General Permit, and maritime security internal and grand jury investigations defense of administrative, civil, and criminal enforcement actions counseling on risk mitigation strategies related to pollution incidents around the world maritime environmental compliance and training in connection with federal and state requirements pollution incident response coastwise trade matters identifying administrative and legislative solutions in connection with maritime and environmental compliance challenges For more information on Ms. Grasso, please click here to view her full biography

John Kimball

Hall of fameBlank Rome LLP

John Kimball concentrates his practice in the areas of admiralty and maritime law and commercial litigation. He has more than 30 years’ experience both domestically and internationally and counsels clients regarding maritime matters, including: maritime casualties, including ship collisions, sinkings, groundings, explosions, and fires charterparty disputes insurance coverage disputes creditors’ rights bankruptcy and insolvency mass tort litigation maritime environmental law, including oil spills maritime salvage and general average cases maritime piracy cases general commercial litigation For more information on Mr. Kimball, please click here to view his full biography

Rising stars

Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Matthew Howell

Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP

Partner, patent attorney specialising in electronics and computing technologies.

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Leading lawyers

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.