Covering the Italian and English law aspects of the shipping and yachting industries, Studio Legale Lauro's practice covers ship arrests, charterparty and bill of lading disputes, and ship and yacht building contracts. With ’in-depth expertise of Italian shipping regulations’, the practice also covers collisions, marine pollution, cargo claims, cross-border transactions, ship finance and loan agreements, and international trade and commodity trading. ‘One of the most respected Italian shipping and insurance lawyers around’, Francesco Lauro heads the Naples-based group; and Ernesto Ardia advises shipowners on collisions, salvage and marine pollution.
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Practice head
Francesco Lauro
Other key lawyers
Ernesto Ardia; Giannicola Forte; Giuseppe De Santo; Anna Vernillo; Carlo Iannello; Måns Jacobsson