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Jovi Tenev
Ranked in 3 Practice Areas
3

Band 3

Shipping: Finance

Global Market Leaders

6 Years Ranked

F

Foreign Expert

Shipping

USA

14 Years Ranked

Expertise Based Abroad

Shipping

Liberia

14 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides
USA 2025

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Provided by Jovi Tenev

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Practice Areas

Maritime Transactions; Maritime Bankruptcies, Foreclosures and Workouts; International and Cross Border Transactions; Nordic: Finland and Scandinavia Practice

Career

Jovi Tenev has extensive experience representing financial institutions, investment banks, foreign and domestic companies and airlines in wide-ranging transactions. He practices in all corporate and finance areas, including projects in US and international aerospace, energy, alternative energy, shipping, offshore drilling and rail, utilizing capital markets, complex syndicated loan, single-investor and leveraged leasing structures, acquisitions, mergers, Jones Act, investigations, sanctions, work-outs and enforcement. He represents leading international banks and foreign export credit agencies financing cruiseships and deepwater drilling, leading lenders, operators, and investors in regulatory matters, enforcement, international shipping workouts, insolvencies, and bankruptcies, and international operating companies, private equity, and joint-ventures in various assets.

Professional Memberships

Blue Sky Maritime Coalition, Secretary; Maritime Law Association of the United States; International Bar Association; Norwegian-American Chamber of Commerce, Secretary

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Shipping: Finance - Global Market Leaders

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial

Jovi Tenev is a skilled practitioner who handles shipping finance matters and has expertise spanning M&A, restructurings, and related transactions. He is based in New York.

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Shipping - Liberia

Liberia, expertise based abroad in USA
Individual Editorial

Jovi Tenev is a noteworthy New York-based maritime lawyer whose practice covers both transactional and regulatory matters. He regularly acts as counsel to international financial institutions, particularly in ship financing matters.

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Shipping - USA

F
Foreign expert in Liberia
Individual Editorial
Jovi Tenev is able to act for banks and borrowers on the full range of shipping transactions, ranging from acquisitions to Chapter 11s. He is based in the firm's New York office.
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Articles, highlights and press releases

1 item provided by Holland & Knight LLP

Highlight

Innovative Maritime Transactions

Nov 29, 2016
Authored by Jovi Tenev

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