Norton Rose Fulbright
Part of Norton Rose Fulbright's renowned global shipping practice, the firm's Milan team advises on the entire spectrum of shipping finance work. Its expertise ranges from secured and unsecured loan financing, structured finance for shipping companies, and the purchase and registration of ships, to shipbuilding financing contracts, port financings, shipping restructuring, and NPL deals. Heading up the team, Gennaro Mazzuoccolo is 'one of the best shipping lawyers in Italy'.
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Testimonials
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- 'Norton Rose Fullbright has a very strong reputation for advising domestic and foreign banks, as well as other financial institutions, on all areas of shipping finance. Their expertise includes acquisitions as well as shipbuilding.'
- 'Gennaro Mazzuoccolo is one of the best shipping lawyers in Italy.'
- 'Gennaro Mazzuoccolo enjoys a great reputation with clients and regularly assists banks with financing and debt reorganisation mandates. He also enjoys strong contacts with borrowers and investors, and is very active in cross-border transactions.'
Key clients
- Banco BPM
- BPER Banca
- G&H Shipping
- SACE
- Seabourn (Carnival Corporation)
- UniCredit
Work highlights
- Advised UniCredit on a financing for Caronte & Tourist.
- Advised Seabourn, part of Carnival Corporation, on the Italian law side of a financing for two new ship constructions.
- Advised G&H (Gas&Heat) Shipping on the sale of four vessels to Chemgas Shipping BV.
Lawyers
Leading Individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Gennaro Mazzuoccolo