Alex McIntosh > Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
125 WOOD STREET
LONDON
EC2V 7AW
England
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Work Department

Commercial dispute resolution, International trade, Shipping

Position

Alex is a partner in the London office and a member of the firm’s shipping and international trade teams. He advises on disputes arising under charterparties, bills of lading, shipbuilding and restructuring contracts, as well as wet work, including casualties and LOFs.

He is also experienced in trade, including letters of credit, sale and purchase contracts, factoring, debt collection, insurance (both marine and non-marine), coverage advice, facility agreements, transactional documentation and policy wordings. Alex’s clients include shipowners, insurers, P&I clubs, charterers, traders, manufacturers and logistics providers. He has run court proceedings and arbitrations in many jurisdictions and has obtained and challenged arrests, injunctions and security measures worldwide.

Alex lectures extensively on many legal and practical aspects of trade and shipping including charterparties, procurement and arbitration.

He is the course director of the Lloyds Maritime Academy Certificate in Charterparties Distance Learning Course.

Career

He joined Thomas Cooper as a partner in 2017 with 30 years prior experience of practising in Greece, London and Hong Kong, where he is also qualified.

Memberships

LMAA

Lawyer Rankings

London > Transport > Shipping

With a practice that covers all major areas of shipping, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP fields a diverse client base comprising P&I Clubs, shipowners, underwriters, and oil majors. Marine casualties are a particular area of strength for the firm, including those resulting in criminal penalties, with sanctions and decarbonisation being further key advisory fields. Darryl Kennard heads the practice and handles matters arising out of accidents as well those relating to charterparties and bills of lading. Alex McIntosh focuses on shipping contracts, and Nick Donnelly predominantly handles wet matters, especially claims pertaining to casualties and collisions.