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Squire Patton Boggs

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Squire Patton Boggs’ maritime team combines dry and wet shipping expertise with notable capabilities in ship financing. Under the joint leadership of Geneva-based Kate Sherrard and Chris Swart, who works across London and Singapore, the practice is a trusted adviser on the full spectrum of shipping issues – from charterparties, bills of lading and other carriage contracts, to marine insurance, sanctions, and major incidents. Recent developments include the promotion of Gabriella Martin to partner in March 2025.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Really lovely people, excellent to work with and go the extra mile for clients. A collaborative and thoughtful approach.’

  • ‘Katie Prichard - calm under pressure, reassuring presence, excellent at marshalling her team to deliver results for clients.’

  • ‘The team I work with is absolutely exceptional. They are people with excellent legal knowledge and are always available to clients. They work quickly, efficiently and deliver high-quality results.’

  • ‘Graham Harris is a wonderful lawyer. She has extensive legal knowledge, intuition, is meticulous and very smart. I can say the same about other members of the team, such as Martin Rees or Dickie Chan.’

  • 'Chris Swart is an exceptional legal mind which combines with decades of practical experience in dealing with commercial realities, across multiple jurisdictions and industries.'

Key clients

  • Kingdom of Spain
  • Mercuria Energy Trading Pte Ltd
  • Seaspan Corporation
  • Motor Oil (Hellas)
  • Mercuria

Work highlights

Acting for Kingdom of Spain in long-running arbitration and court proceedings arising out of the sinking of the Prestige ship off the coast of Galicia (Spain) in November 2002 and the consequent major oil spill.
Acting for Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries S.A. (“MOH”) in its defence against an alleged breach of contract claim brought by Shell Trading International Limited and its insurer, Solen Versicherungen AG. The claim related to a shipment of bitumen in 2018 and alleged quality issues and cargo deterioration during the voyage.
Acting for Global Loan Agency Services Limited and GLAS Trust Corporation Limited (in their capacity as Facility Agent and Security Agent (respectively) for the Lenders) (“GLAS”) and FPSO Invest Designated Activity Company (“FPSO Invest DAC”) in the ongoing restructuring and sale of “OSX1” FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel).

Practice head

Chris Swart; Kate Sherrard

Other key lawyers

Michael Davar, Gabriella Martin; Katie Pritchard; Graham Harris; Martin Rees; Dickie Chan