Norton Rose Fulbright

Although it is better known for its financing prowess, particularly since the recent departure of John Liberopoulos to set up his own firm Libra Law, the 'very knowledgeable' team at Norton Rose Fulbright is able to harness deep industry knowledge and leverage wide-ranging overarching disputes and commercial/financing prowess to good effect across a myriad contractual disputes for owners and financial institutions in the sector. In this context, the team, which can leverage vast international resources, is particularly effective representing clients in multi-jurisdictional disputes excelling in providing 'global advice which is co-ordinated locally'. Yianni Cheilas heads up the overarching shipping group and although he is primarily a transactional lawyer, does handle work for banks and funds for example on enforcement matters and vessel arrests.