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Shipping: Finance - Asia-Pacific Region
What the Team is Known For
Reed Smith is an impressive law firm with a strong regional foothold in both shipping disputes and finance, with a presence in Singapore, Hong Kong and Mainland China and expertise beyond this in Japan, South Korea and Indonesia. It continues to be mandated on high-profile casualties, collisions and dry disputes including shipbuilding contracts and bills of lading, while its financing capabilities span secured and unsecured loans, leasing deals and debt restructuring. The firm is regularly entrusted by market-leading charterers, ship owners, P&I clubs and offshore and commodities companies. It is well placed to assist on cargo claims and claim enforcement.
Notable practitioners
Key points of contact are Li Lianjun in Hong Kong and Peter Glover in Singapore