Ehlermann Rindfleisch Gadow

ERG is an international law firm working in the fields of the maritime, finance and energy sector. ERG primarily focuses on commercial law, finance law and corporate law. The firm's lawyers in their offices at Hamburg and London advise on English, German, Marshallese, Liberian, Greek, Spanish and Indonesian law.

ERG's clients are, among others, credit institutions, institutional investors, private equity and hedge funds, family offices, leasing companies, shipping companies, ship and container management companies, shipyards as well as other companies with and without a maritime connection from Germany and abroad.

Main areas of practice:

Ship finance

This is one of ERG's core areas of practice. Its attorneys draft, review and negotiate financing and collateral agreements as well as syndicate and coordination agreements for lenders and borrowers.

Ship sale and purchase

ERG advises clients on all aspects of the acquisition, registration and sale and purchase of maritime assets, including the drafting and negotiation of sale and purchase agreements and all documents related to them.

Corporate law, mergers and acquisitions

ERG advises on all corporate law issues, merger and acquisition of companies as well as on investing in them. Clients can benefit not only from the corporate law expertise, but also from ERG's extensive knowledge in the shipping sector.

Charter and ship management contracts

ERG has extensive experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating all types of charter and other ship employment contracts, including bareboat charters, time charters, voyage charters, contracts of affreightment and pool agreements for all types of ships. Further, ERG advises shipping companies and ship managers on the negotiation and conclusion of ship management agreements.

Shipbuilding and repair

ERG assists clients through the entire shipbuilding process, including the negotiation and drafting of shipbuilding contracts, repayment, payment and performance guarantees, construction supervision contracts, design contracts, repair contracts, conversion contracts, contracts for the purchase and installation of scrubbers as well as all other agreements and documents relating to shipbuilding and the organisation and supervision of the delivery of newbuildings.

Dispute resolution

ERG represents and advises clients on English and German law as well as on the law of the Marshall Islands in court proceedings and in arbitration proceedings under all arbitration rules, such as the LMAA, GMAA, DIS, ICC and other arbitration organisations.

Marshall Islands law

ERG provides clients with comprehensive Marshall Islands legal advice, primarily in the areas of corporate and maritime law, including the formation and dissolution of companies, drafting complex constitutional documents, joint venture negotiations, shareholders disputes and preparing legal opinions.