The DLA Piper team offers ‘practical recommendations in solving the dispute cases and formulating strategies in arbitration cases in the shipping industry’, in addition to providing shipping law advice and related services to its global clientele, which encompasses shipowners, insurance companies, and banks. Ernest Yang co-heads the team and advises on claims arising from shipbuilding, ship sale and purchase, and cargo and charterparty contracts claims, among other areas. Xiaoshan Chen jointly heads the team and handles some of the largest commercial arbitration matters in and outside of mainland China. Kevin Chan is ’a pre-eminent shipping practitioner’ who specialises in cross-border dispute resolution and international arbitration, while Tom Van Hoof is a finance lawyer and a key port of call for a number of Chinese and international banks and financial institutions.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'The firm stands out in providing assessment on the degree of legal and commercial risks against certain circumstances in a timely manner and was able to demonstrate sound judgement in planning and managing the dispute resolution matters.'
- 'DLA Piper impressed by giving practical recommendations in solving the dispute cases and formulating strategies in arbitration cases in the shipping industry.'
Key clients
- Third Eye Capital
Work highlights
- Assisting Third Eye Capital with ascertaining the corporate structure of the targeted entity and whether there is any elaborate scheme to evade the creditors and explore a viable route to recognition and/or enforcement in Hong Kong.