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Ezio Dal Maso
Work Department
Finance and shipping
Position
Partner
Career
Ezio Dal Maso represents owners, lessors, lenders, ECAs and shipbuilders on all aspects of law relating to shipping finance, shipbuilding and sale and purchase of new build projects and second-hand ships. His secondment to the legal department of a leading French investment bank has given him a particular insight into the structuring and execution of complex financing structures for LNG carriers, wind farm service operations vessels, ice-breaker cruise ships and superyachts.
He is a regular contributor to publications and seminars on maritime law and shipping finance. He is ranked as an “Associate to watch” by Chambers and Partners.
Ezio speaks Italian, English and French. He is qualified in England and Wales and admitted to the French (Paris) and Italian (Vicenza) bars.
Languages
Italian, English and French.
Lawyer Rankings
France > Shipping finance
(Next Generation Partners)The shipping finance practice at Stephenson Harwood represents major French banks in significant vessel financings, restructurings, and transactions within the French market, as well as international transactions involving domestic banks, leveraging their global network of offices in key maritime jurisdictions such as China, London, Dubai, Singapore, and Seoul. Leading the team is Alain Gautron, a recognised expert in the field, known for his regular counsel to banks and financial institutions, covering French tax lease financings, export credits, securitisation, multi-lateral facilities, and banking support. The team also includes recently promoted partner (May 2023) Ezio Dal Maso, who heads the superyacht practice, specialising in non-contentious work related to financing, ownership structuring, and ship registration. Additionally, Hortense Atthenont-Duret, a managing associate, brings her expertise in asset finance, export finance, and transportation to the practice.
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Firm Rankings
- Aviation finance
- Banking and finance: transactional work
- Capital markets: debt capital markets
- Insurance
- Private equity: Fund formation
- Shipping
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Employment
- Insolvency
- Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
- Private equity: LBO
- Tax
- Mergers and acquisitions
- EU, competition and distribution