Bruce G Paulsen > Seward & Kissel LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

New York firm Seward & Kissel LLP acts for domestic and foreign private issuers, investment advisers, investment funds, prime brokers, underwriters, financial institutions and private investors in a broad range of work that encompasses class actions, derivative claims, market manipulation cases and short swing profit matters. The firm has significant presence in the financial services and public shipping sectors, counting United Overseas Bank and US Bank National Association among its clients. Michael G Considine, who is advising United Overseas Bank on a putative class action concerning alleged manipulation of the Singapore Interbank Offered Rate and Singapore Swap Offer Rate, and Bruce G Paulsen are the lead partners. Jack Yoskowitz plays an increasingly prominent role in the practice and is currently acting for Tocqueville Management Corporation, its founder and minority shareholder asserts claims of breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment.

Fielding a ‘great team with fantastic experience in shipping‘, Seward & Kissel LLP‘s US maritime litigation practice represents major publicly-held and private shipping companies, as well as shipping banks, owners and private equity companies. Acting in litigation, arbitration proceedings and investigations, the firm’s expertise covers disputes arising from shipping financings, securities work and governance issues, along with vessel operations. The team particularly specializes in the coordination of concurrent multi-jurisdictional matters. Co-chair of the firm’s litigation group Bruce G Paulsen handles finance and securities-related disputes in the shipping industry, as well as traditional maritime disputes, lien claims and environmental matters; Paulsen also has substantial expertise in international trade sanctions. Fellow litigation department co-chair Michael G Considine also co-leads the firm’s government enforcement and internal investigations practice. At counsel level, the recent experience of commercial disputes and regulatory investigations specialist Brian Maloney includes successfully defending a vessel owner against corporate veil piercing claims, while associate Laura Miller predominantly focuses on maritime and commercial litigation, government investigations and regulatory inquiries. All attorneys mentioned are based in the firm’s New York office.