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John Benson

John Benson

USA 2026

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Seward & Kissel LLP
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Ranked in 1 practice area

Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance

USA - Nationwide

11 years ranked

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Practice Areas

Maritime and Transportation, Corporate Group.

Career

John Benson is Co-Head of Maritime Finance within the Maritime and Transportation Practice. 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.

He is admitted to practice law in New York and the Republic of the Marshall Islands and also advises and issues opinions relating to entities formed in the Marshall Islands and Liberia.

John is recognized as an ‘Expert Based Abroad in Marshall Islands law’ by Chambers Global 2021 and a leading asset finance lawyer by legal directories Chambers USA, Legal 500 US and IFLR1000.

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance - USA - Nationwide

Band 3
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John Benson handles asset-backed transactions for domestic and international corporates and financial institutions involved in the shipping industry. He is additionally admitted to practice in the Marshall Islands.
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  • John is a great attorney, he has Jones Act experience as well as maritime industry knowledge.

    Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: FinanceChambers Guide to the USA

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New York

USA - Nationwide

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