Chambers Review
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Shipping - Australia
What the Team is Known For
Squire Patton Boggs has established a notable presence in West Australia, particularly commanding recognition with its expertise and experience in commodities and natural resources including grains, minerals, and oil and gas. The team handles a whole range of agreements and documentation work including chartering and offtake agreements as well as National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority matters.
Strengths
Squire Patton Boggs have a good knowledge of marine legal matters.
The firm has always demonstrated understanding of our needs beyond the legal. It has significant knowledge of the commercial drivers of our business.
The firm has excellent depth and breadth to advise on all aspects of our business.
Notable practitioners
Hazel Brewer focuses primarily on the litigation of shipping-related disputes, being particularly well-known for her expertise in dry disputes, including charter and insurance mandates, as well as freight and logistics-related transactions.
Hazel is highly knowledgeable and consistently provides reliable input and guidance in response to our requirements.
Hazel Brewer has excellent industry knowledge and experience.
She is totally across matters from a technical and legal perspective and has a real specialty understating all of shipping law jargon and complex matters and translating that for non-shipping folk.