Holland & Knight LLP

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Marisa Marinelli is an attorney in the Litigation Section of Holland & Knight's New York office and serves on the firm's Directors Committee. She is also a director of the New York International Arbitration Center.

Ms. Marinelli is an arbitration advocate and trial attorney whose practice focuses on the litigation and arbitration of disputes arising in connection with international commercial contracts and transactions. She represents clients in all phases of the dispute resolution process (drafting and advising on dispute resolution provisions, analysis of claims, pre-dispute settlement negotiations and mediation, arbitration or litigation of claims, post-judgment recovery, and appeals), with a focus on disputes that involve the international sale of goods, particularly in the energy and raw materials sectors; transportation contracts; post-M&A representation and warranty disputes; insurance coverage disputes; and commercial disputes. She also has represented clients in matters concerning marine casualties; environmental claims; sovereign immunity issues; the Oil Pollution Act of 1990; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA); and shipping-company workouts.

In addition, Ms. Marinelli's non-litigation practice includes drafting, reviewing, negotiating and advising on commercial agreements and transactions, including letters of credit, international distribution and marketing agreements, energy-related purchase and sale agreements, and transportation agreements. She also provides support to teams doing due diligence in transactions involving these sectors.