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Shipping - Greece
What the Team is Known For
Hill Dickinson has a longstanding presence in the shipping industry, with an excellent reputation for work representing ship owners, charterers and P&I clubs in contentious cases and arbitration. The team offers broad coverage of wet shipping mandates, with cases frequently involving cargo disputes, salvage and vessel detentions. The firm has further experience in dry shipping litigation such as charter party, MOA and bill of lading disputes. Hill Dickinson also assists clients with ship finance mandates, including vessel acquisitions and sales, refinancing transactions and sustainability-linked bond issuances.
Strengths
No matter what the opponents throws at us, Hill Dickinson can be relied upon to quickly adapt and meet all challenges, leading to a successful outcome.
Hill Dickinson's team is available and resolves matters with a commercial approach, which is necessary in our business.
I appreciate the firm's responsiveness in the context of strict timeframes, as well as the clear and structured manner in which it advises.
Notable practitioners
Jasel Chauhan is an exceptional lawyer. He is my go-to lawyer for shipping, from the smallest query to complex, high-profile transactions. He is always there when you need him, and he always delivers.
He is well versed and knowledgeable. He is always very helpful and able to look at matters from a commercial and legal perspective.
Timon Karamanos offers an excellent combination of good services, responsiveness, deep legal knowledge and a commercial approach to find solutions.
He is a trustworthy partner who thinks outside the box and tries to pursue a commercially driven solution in any matter that he is dealing with.
Dimitris Anassis is well placed to represent clients in cross-border matters such as disputes under charter parties, as well as cargo losses arising from hull damage.
He fights your corner when you need him and gets to the point.
Dimitris Anassis shows amazing responsiveness.