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Mr John Kimball
Work Department
Maritime
Position
John Kimball concentrates his practice in the areas of admiralty and maritime law and commercial litigation. He has more than 30 years’ experience both domestically and internationally and counsels clients regarding maritime matters, including:
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maritime casualties, including ship collisions, sinkings, groundings, explosions, and fires
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charterparty disputes
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insurance coverage disputes
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creditors’ rights
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bankruptcy and insolvency
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mass tort litigation
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maritime environmental law, including oil spills
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maritime salvage and general average cases
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maritime piracy cases
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general commercial litigation
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Lawyer Rankings
United States > Transport > Shipping: litigation and regulation
(Hall of Fame)Fielding one of the largest shipping practices in the US, Blank Rome LLP has enviable experience in maritime arbitrations, while housing a go-to team for shipping clients facing catastrophic events. It also stands out for its experience in issues involving the Jones Act and other coastwise trade laws. Other specialisms cover ballast water, offshore compliance, oil spill liability, and maritime immigration and visas. The national maritime and international trade practice is co-chaired by Washington DC-based shipping regulatory expert Jeanne Grasso, William Bennett III, who is a senior litigator in the New York shipping team, and highly-regarded maritime litigator Keith Letourneau in Houston. The practice also showcases John Kimball, who acts in maritime casualty, charterparty and insurance coverage disputes, maritime litigator Douglas Shoemaker and the ‘great‘ Jeremy Herschaft in Houston, and Thomas Belknap Jr, a key maritime emergency response team member. Also in DC, Matthew Thomas has longstanding maritime regulatory experience, while senior counsel Jonathan Waldron is a shipping regulatory specialist. Lauren Wilgus is a noteworthy shipping disputes partner, and the senior associates to note are Houston-based Zachary Cain, along with Stefanos Roulakis, Dana Merkel and Emma Jones in DC. All attorneys are based in New York, unless otherwise stated.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame United States > Transport > Shipping: litigation and regulation
- Shipping: litigation and regulation United States > Transport
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- International Trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- International Trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
- Transport > Shipping: finance
- Transport > Shipping: litigation and regulation