About
Provided by Cozen O'Connor
Cozen O’Connor’s Maritime Litigation attorneys represent a diverse array of maritime clients, including the world’s largest ocean carriers, port and terminal operators, offshore platform operators, tug and barge companies, oil companies, inland marine and air carriers, shipyards and drydocks, P&I Clubs, chassis pools, classification societies, and Fortune 500 companies with bulk shipping capacity.
We regularly handle complex maritime litigation. We have appeared before state and federal courts, appellate courts, federal and state administrative agencies (such as the Federal Maritime Commission, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Foreign Asset Control and U.S. Maritime Administration), international and domestic arbitration panels, boards of contract appeals, Congress and international bodies. Cozen O’Connor has successfully prosecuted and defended arbitration proceedings in the United States and overseas.
Our attorneys assist maritime clients in all manner of marine casualty (e.g., collisions, allisions, groundings, container losses, and sinkings), as well as loss of cargo and pollution claims. We handle commercial disputes arising from charter parties, construction and shipbuilding contracts, liner service agreements, terminal and equipment leases, and other agreements unique to the maritime industry. Our attorneys also handle coverage disputes concerning cargo, hull, and marine general liability insurance on behalf of marine insurers and insurance syndicates.
