maritime law

With over 20 years' experience, our lawyers have developed extensive expertise in resolving issues in the field of merchant shipping.

Our specialists' experience covers all areas of legal services related to maritime transport and vessel operation, including:

• providing legal support for financing, construction, sale and purchase, and mortgage transactions relating to vessels;
• registering vessels, mortgages and other encumbrances in Russian and foreign ship registries;
• settlement of claims relating to cargo carriage;
• providing legal support in the event of the arrest of vessels in the Russian Federation and foreign jurisdictions;
• customs clearance of vessels and cargo;
• providing legal assistance on various tax issues related to maritime shipping;
• providing legal assistance in the event of accidents and incidents at sea, such as collisions, salvage operations, towing and the removal of sunken vessels, fuel and oil spillages and environmental pollution;
• consultations on marine insurance issues;
• advice and assistance in settling disputes with crew members in Russia and abroad.
• legal assistance in dispute resolution, at both the pre-trial stage and in state and arbitration courts in the Russian Federation and abroad.