William C. Baldwin > Jones Walker LLP > New Orleans, United States > Lawyer Profile
Jones Walker LLP Offices
201 ST. CHARLES AVENUE
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70170-5100
LOUISIANA
United States
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United States > Transport > Shipping: finance
(Leading lawyers)Jones Walker LLP fields transactional experts in blue water, offshore and inland marine matters, while the group is additionally active in relation to offshore wind. In the maritime finance space, the practice consistently represents marine lenders and borrowers in financings (including Title XI matters), restructurings, loans, and revolving credit facilities. The group additionally assists with maritime lien enforcements, foreclosures, ship seizures, and maritime bankruptcies (involving vessels flagged in the US, the Marshall Islands, the Republics of Liberia, and Vanuatu). Experienced in representing borrowers, lenders, and agents in marine finance deals, co-leader of the firm’s maritime industry sector, William C. Baldwin, also jointly heads the firm’s offshore wind initiative alongside Houston office leader Cindy Matherne Muller. The practice further features Kelly Duncan, a longstanding specialist in admiralty, maritime, and international and customs law; and DC-based maritime deal expert James Kearns, who advises on the financing of vessels engaged in the US’ foreign and coastwise trades. Promoted to partner at the start of 2023, Christopher Ulfers also has extensive experience in complex marine financings. All aforementioned attorneys are based in the firm’s New Orleans office unless otherwise stated.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading lawyers United States > Transport > Shipping: finance
- Shipping: finance United States > Transport
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Transport > Shipping: finance
- Transport > Shipping: litigation and regulation
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Real estate > Real estate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious