DLA Piper covers work from dry shipping and marine casualty response to recoveries, shipbuilding and freight forwarding. The firm is also recommended for work related to and ensuing from shipping law, including debt enforcement and collection following arbitration cases. The team is jointly led by international commercial arbitration expert Xiaoshan Chen, working in Shanghai, and the Hong Kong-based Ernest Yang. Kevin Chan, who is also located in Hong Kong, supports on Shanghai office matters. The firm is noted for providing ‘a first class client service’.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘'Kevin Chan is a pre-eminent shipping practitioner in the region.’
‘Kevin Chan is a serious player in this area. Very poised, legally astute, and commercial. Great with clients.’
Key clients
- Third Eye Capital
Work highlights
- Assisting Third Eye Capital with ascertaining the corporate structure of the entity which owes it a significant London arbitration award.