Hill Dickinson LLP

Hill Dickinson LLP provides 'commercial, focused and solutions-oriented' advice across a wide variety of financing work, to include secured lending transactions and capital markets matters. Jasel Chauhan provides 'a very hands-on service' to banks and owners/operators, ensuring that he has an excellent perspective from both sides of the table. Drawing upon 'a deep knowledge of of both Greek and international concerns', newly promoted ship finance head Anthony Paizes also has a multi-faceted practice that includes cross-border financings utilising often highly structured techniques, as well as more commoditised secured lending mandates. Leveraging skills developed in private practice as well as in her previous roles in-house at major shipping companies, Vanessa Tzoannos is able to provide 'a very efficient and pragmatic approach' to handling work in the space, including within the mercantile and yachting sectors - where her offshore law capability (Marshall Islands and Liberia) adds value to clients. Kostas Karachalios is also valued by owners and lenders for his expertise at handling work across the full spectrum of secured bank loans, sale and leaseback structures and mezzanine finance.