The global shipping practice at Norton Rose Fulbright collaborates with insurance companies, ship owners, and banks, offering comprehensive services to the cruise and ferry, industrial shipping, and offshore energy sectors. Led by banking lawyer and export credit financing expert Christine Ezcutari, the team specialises in high-value finance and leasing deals, complex restructurings, ship sales, acquisitions, and charter transactions. It also handles regulatory, antitrust, corporate, and dispute matters as part of its broader services. Ayaka Millet brings expertise in French law and international financing transactions, including export financing, infrastructure, and acquisition finance.
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Key clients
- Crédit Agricole CIB
- ABN Amro Bank N.V.
- UniCredit Bank AG
- The Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited
- Citibank N.A.
- Société Générale
Work highlights
- Advising Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, ABN Amro Bank N.V. and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB on a French tax lease financing of five LNG vessels for JP Morgan Global Transport Income Fund.
- Advised Crédit Agricole CIB on a financing under a French tax lease scheme of four service operation vessels for Acta Marine France.
- Advised UniCredit Bank AG and the Export-Import Bank of China on a sinosure-covered financing of four Ro-pax vessels currently under construction at Guangzhou Shipyard International Company in China.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Christine Ezcutari