The Legal 500

Clyde & Co’s top-notch shipping litigation practice is equally capable in wet and dry disputes. It represents clients in charterparty, salvage, collision and bill of lading claims. Alex McIntosh heads the team.

Holman Fenwick Willan LLP’s excellent three-partner practice handles wet and dry shipping and insurance disputes. Recent highlights include representing a shipyard in a London arbitration regarding the alleged repudiation of shipbuilding contracts. Gareth Williams, Dimitri Vassos and Dimitris Exarchou are recommended.

Ince & Co has an excellent reputation for charterparty, casualty and recovery claims. George Iatridis provides Greek law expertise, and Jonathan Elvey and Robin Parry handle English law.

Norton Rose is highly recommended for advice to shipowners and charterers on shipbuilding and charterparty disputes, and has good standing in English law litigation and arbitration. Marie Kelly and John Liberopoulos are highly rated.

Sarantitis Law Firm has been involved in several major maritime disputes, and also acts for creditors in foreclosure proceedings against shipping companies. It represented Piraeus Bank in proceedings against five shipping companies regarding loans made for the acquisition of several mega yachts. George Latsis heads this highly rated team.

Theo V. Sioufas & Co. Law Offices acts for numerous leading Greek shipowners and is one of the leading lights in the Greek maritime courts. The practice, which includes highly rated name partner Theo Sioufas, is also handling an increasing amount of arbitration work.

Timagenis Law Firm covers the full range of matters including shipbuilding disputes, personal injury claims, maritime arrests and international arbitration. It represented a Greek shipping company in a London-based arbitration seeking recovery following the sale of a defective vessel. Gregory Timagenis has an excellent reputation and regularly acts as an arbitrator.

Bairactaris & Partners’ Vangelis Bairactaris and Christina Gennadopoulou have good reputations for shipping disputes. Recently the firm represented lenders in proceedings against defaulting borrowers.

Deucalion Rediadis & Sons’ name partner Deucalion Rediadis is a heavyweight figure in shipping litigation. The boutique handles wet and dry litigation including charterparty disputes and work for P&I clubs.

Hill Dickinson LLP fields a highly experienced shipping litigation team in Piraeus. Patrick Hawkins and Maria Moisidou are well regarded for wet and dry disputes, including salvage and collision claims.

KGDI Law Firm has ‘exceptional knowledge of the industry and longstanding relationships with its key players’. It represents several English and Scandinavian P&I clubs, and the American P&I Club. John Markianos-Daniolos is ‘very knowledgeable and experienced’.

Reed Smith repesented several shipowners in a range of multimillion-pound charterparty and shipbuilding disputes. John Reece heads the team, in which George Panagopoulos was promoted to partner.

Alexandros Kalantzis at V&P Law Firm has a good reputation for charterparty and bill of lading disputes.

Antony Antapassis – George Albouras Law Office handles wet and dry disputes. The expert Antony Antapassis is president of the Greek Maritime Law Association.

Piraeus-based Law Offices of Basil T Patkos has a good record representing shipowners in charterparty and bill of lading disputes.

Calavros And Partners’ solid shipping litigation practice often acts for shipping unions in employment disputes.

PotamitisVekris is rare among Greek firms in that it is often involved in London-based maritime arbitrations, most recently in a shipbuilding contract and charterparty dispute. Konstandinos Papadiamantis is the main contact.

Scorinis Law Offices’ shipping litigation team is very well regarded, and is often instructed in charterparty disputes and arbitration.

Tsibanoulis & Partners Law Firm is experienced in shipping contract disputes.