Blank Rome LLP

Maritime

Michael Bell concentrates his practice in complex maritime litigation and corporate transactions. He has more than 40 years of experience, both domestically and internationally, counseling shipping companies, oil service companies, major petrochemical producers, refiners, offshore construction companies, and terminal operators in various matters, including:

• maritime casualties, including ship collisions, sinkings, groundings, explosions, and fires
• charterparty disputes
• insurance coverage disputes
• coastwise trade
• negotiating and drafting complex maritime agreements, including vessel construction, purchase and sale; time, voyage and bareboat charterparties; towage; contracts of affreightment; bills of lading; master services agreements; general terms and conditions; indemnity and insurance provisions
• general commercial litigation
• maritime environmental law, including oil spills
• maritime general average cases
• maritime piracy cases
• OCSLA transactions, disputes and oilfield contracts

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