The team at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP demonstrates strong capabilities in shipping law, and is routinely instructed by shipowners, operators, ship builders, charterers, liner companies and marine terminal operators, both in Canada and overseas. The group’s contentious expertise covers cargo claims, limitation actions, customs claims, collisions and spills, while on the advisory side it offers counsel on the drafting of logistics and warehousing agreements, the purchase, sale and financing of ships and permits work. Jean-Marie Fontaine steers the practice from Montreal and is experienced in both contentious and non-contentious matters, including advising on the transportation of dangerous goods, shipbuilding disputes and marine insurance policies. Vancouver-based Dionysios Rossi handles high-profile disputes.

The group at Norton Rose Fulbright is well-equipped to handle the full range of maritime law matters. Transactional expertise includes ship financing, importation and registration and bespoke contracts of affreightment, while on the contentious side, the team is experienced in acting on maritime incidents and casualties, pollution, cargo claims, passenger claims and insurance disputes. Shelley Chapelski steers the practice and specializes in both transactional and contentious aspects of maritime law, including maritime contracts, torts, liability claims, creditor’s remedies and marine insurance matters. Key Vancouver-based partner Andrew Stainer has substantial experience with contentious matters involving casualty and emergency response, such as oil spills, fires, floods, injuries and fatalities, maritime collisions and cargo claims.