Shipping: Litigation
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Asia-Pacific Region
Band 1
Email address
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+852 2810 8008Chambers Review
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.
Key points of contact are Li Lianjun in Hong Kong and Peter Glover in Singapore.
Work Highlights
- Reed Smith represented the owners and insurers of the LAMMA IV in litigation arising out of the collision between the vessels LAMMA IV and SEA SMOOTH.
- Reed Smith advised Sinopec on its LNG tanker chartering project, for the long term chartering of a large number of LNG tankers from a number of shipowners.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are extremely competent and thorough. They are always responsive and available whatever the time zone. Their service levels are over and above, especially in extremely urgent matters."
"With a network of offices spanning across the globe, Reed Smith is extremely well connected. This global outreach is invaluable to us when we require help navigating complex cross-border issues."
"They are extremely competent and thorough. They are always responsive and available whatever the time zone. Their service levels are over and above, especially in extremely urgent matters."
"With a network of offices spanning across the globe, Reed Smith is extremely well connected. This global outreach is invaluable to us when we require help navigating complex cross-border issues."