General Business Law
Marshall Islands
7 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
John Benson
Global 2026
Ranked in 2 practice areas
Contributions and articles
3 Articles, Press releases, highlights
About
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Global
Practice Areas
John in a Partner in the Finance Group.
John regularly represents financial institutions, private equity and other investment funds as well as foreign and domestic owners and operators in the international shipping markets, with an emphasis on the negotiation and documentation of cross-border asset-backed structured transactions and joint ventures.
Career
John is admitted to practice law in New York and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and advises and issues opinions relating to entities formed in the Marshall Islands and Liberia.
He is recognized as a leading asset finance lawyer by legal directories Chambers USA, Legal 500 US and IFLR1000, with the first noting in 2018 that he is “highly knowledgeable about shipping company legal requirements across multiple areas, such as finance, asset sale and purchase, risk management and organization structure.”
Chambers Review
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Chambers Global Guide
General Business Law - Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands, expertise based abroad in USA
Individual Editorial
John Benson of Seward & Kissel in New York acts for financiers on a range of Marshall Islands corporate and shipping transactions. He is specialised in ABS deals and, alongside the Marshall Islands, also advises on Vanuatu shipping law.
Shipping - Liberia
Liberia, expertise based abroad in USA
Individual Editorial
John Benson advises on Liberian maritime law matters as part of his wider New York-based asset finance practice.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
John Benson offers practical and efficient advice.
General Business LawChambers Global Guide
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Global Market Leaders
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John Benson
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Marshall Islands
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USA
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Christopher Riccardi
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Kevin Neubauer
Private Equity: Fund Formation
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Paul Miller
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Articles, Highlights and Press Releases
3 items provided by Seward & Kissel LLP
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