Stephenson Harwood LLP, Shipping: International | Chambers Asia-Pacific Profile

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Stephenson Harwood is recognised as having one of the world’s leading shipping and offshore practices and its lawyers are consistently ranked as best in class. We are consistently instructed by most of the major shipping and offshore companies, energy service companies, oil and gas businesses, shipyards, insurers, commodity companies, sponsors, lenders and private equity providers.

In shipping and offshore our lawyers advise on services spanning:

Finance: senior, mezzanine and subordinated debt and covering corporate finance, ship and offshore finance, blended corporate and asset finance, export credit agency backed, leasing, project finance, limited recourse and derivatives
Corporate: mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings, debt for equity swaps, group reorganisations and restructurings, joint ventures, private equity investments and general corporate advice on a range of matters including regulatory compliance, equity incentives, competition issues and succession planning
Commercial: project tender processes, project documents, building contracts, pooling arrangements, conversion contracts, sale and purchase and charterparty agreements
Disputes: risk mitigation, litigation, arbitration and mediation, international sanctions and arrests and enforcements
Restructuring: debt restructuring and refinancing, debt for equity swaps, schemes or arrangement, judicial management, chapter 11 and insolvency

Chambers Review

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Shipping: International: Litigation - Singapore

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Stephenson Harwood houses an outstanding shipping finance team with an impressive bench of experienced shipping lawyers in Singapore. The team regularly acts on the full range of financing matters and is particularly active on restructuring work. The firm also offers a strong litigation practice, including cargo disputes and matters involving ship arrests. The department's clients include international banks and creditors, shipping companies and ship leasing companies. Stephenson Harwood has the ability to offer a one-stop shop for English and Singapore law advice through its joint venture with Virtus Law LLP.

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Work Highlights

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Stephenson Harwood advised Huaxia Financial Leasing on its sale and leaseback financing arrangements with Cool Company for two newbuild LNG carrier vessels.

Strengths

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Stephenson Harwood is one of our go-to legal counsel to arrange financing for our shipping clients. We trust them a lot; they are the top of the list.

Shipping: International: Litigation respondent
Asia-Pacific

The team is extremely fast and very user-friendly. The lawyers marry sensible advice with an attention to detail whilst ensuring that legal fees are manageable.

Shipping: International: Litigation respondent
Asia-Pacific

Stephenson Harwood is one of our go-to legal counsel to arrange financing for our shipping clients. We trust them a lot; they are the top of the list.

Shipping: International: Litigation respondent
Asia-Pacific

The team is extremely fast and very user-friendly. The lawyers marry sensible advice with an attention to detail whilst ensuring that legal fees are manageable.

Shipping: International: Litigation respondent
Asia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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Iain Young

Senior Statespeople

Iain Young acts for major banks and shipowners on a range of financing work, including restructuring matters, and vessel acquisitions and sales.

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Gregg Johnston

Band 1

Gregg Johnston is widely acknowledged as a top choice and market leader for ship finance work in Singapore. He typically advises major banks on a range of matters, such as sustainability-linked loans or acquisition financing.

Gregg is very knowledgeable and familiar with the market.

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Huay Yee Kwan

Band 2

Kwan Huay Yee is well respected in the ship financing legal market in Singapore. She is well versed in acting for banking clients on ship financing, including joint ventures and lease facilities. She is well placed to advise Chinese clients and has acted on restructuring mandates for PRC lessors.

Huay Yee is a partner widely accepted in the Chinese ship leasing market. She is highly responsive and experienced in handling complex transactions.

Huay Yee is commercially astute and user-friendly, and produced the advice and turned work around promptly. She's been an absolute find.

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Michelle Yong

Band 3

Michelle Yong is a reputable name in Singapore's shipping litigation space. She is proficient in handling contractual disputes for banks and shipping companies, as well as restructurings and related ship arrests.

Michelle is very experienced and has seen a lot.

Michelle is a high-energy and talented lawyer who combines her amazing memory with her sharp intellect. We enjoy working with her very much.

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Pedram Norton

Band 3

Pedram Norton has a rising reputation in Singapore's ship finance legal market. He often handles financings for vessel and fleet acquisitions, as well as sale and leaseback transactions and debt restructuring.

He was able to address comments from lenders on short notice and respond to complicated requests.

One of the deals was under a very tight timeline but he managed to finish earlier than what we expected. He works 24/7.

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Jeffrey Tanner

Up and Coming

Jeffrey Tanner is well regarded by clients for his experience advising on a range of ship finance matters. He typically advises maritime clients on sale and leaseback financing and also possesses experience advising major banks on debt ship financing transactions.

Jeffrey is truly a rising star, being very close to the ground and alert to market developments. He makes an extra effort to develop good relationships.

Jeffrey epitomises excellence, seamlessly blending profound legal expertise with astute commercial acumen, remarkable emotional intelligence and an ability to identify core issues.

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Justin Gan

Up and Coming

Justin Gan is recommended by clients and market sources for his deft handling of a broad range of shipping disputes. He boasts experience advising on disputes related to bills of lading and ship financing, and is praised for his Mandarin-speaking abilities.

He is well regarded and a safe pair of hands. Justin is a very personable and nice guy.

I go to Justin because I have a preference for technically sound and commercially strong lawyers. He's also quite flexible about things.

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