Shelley Chapelski > Norton Rose Fulbright > Vancouver, Canada > Lawyer Profile

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.