Steven Hollander
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Expertise Based Abroad : General Business Law
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Expertise Based Abroad
About
Provided by Steven Hollander
Work Highlights
• Advising Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners in its acquisition of multiple Texas-based wind farms from different parties.
• Advising Northern Shipping Fund Management in its sale of assets to Hudson Structured Capital Management.
• Advising Globus Maritime Limited on its transfer of the public listing of its shares from the Alternative Investment Market to NASDAQ, and on its follow-on offering, registered direct offerings and private placements.
• Advising Offshore Merchant Partners in its purchase of Series G Redeemable Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares from Tsakos Energy Navigation.
• Advising Cartesian Capital in its investment in Viva Air.
Practice Areas
teven is a Partner in the Capital Markets and Corporate and M&A Groups.
Steve’s practice focuses on corporate, private equity, securities, M&A and capital markets transactions, most often on international transactions representing corporates, sponsors, acquirers, targets and private equity firms.
His work includes equity investments, joint ventures, public and private securities offerings for debt and equity, mergers and acquisitions, control acquisitions and dispositions, commercial contracts, regulatory filings, restructurings, as well as other business and capital market transactions and general corporate matters. He also prepares Securities and Exchange Commission and stock exchange filings and submissions, particularly relating to foreign private issuers.
Steve is admitted to practice law in New York, New Jersey and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, regularly advising and providing opinions in relation to entities formed in Liberia and the Marshall Islands
Career
The legal directory Legal 500 US deemed Steve a leading lawyer (who “gets the job done”) and he is ranked as highly regarded in M&A by IFLR 1000. Steve is also ranked Band 3 by Chambers in Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance (where Chambers noted “He is smart, commercial, always gets the job done effectively and is a strong advocate” and “Steven is very responsive”) and as by Chambers Global in Shipping (Expertise Based Abroad), Liberia.
Professional Memberships
New York State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Industry Sector Expertise
Transportation and Energy
Expert in these Jurisdictions
New York, Marshall Islands, Liberia
Education
Emory University School of Law, J.D., with honors
2005
Binghamton University, State University of New York, B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
2002
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Steven Hollander of Watson, Farley & Williams in New York regularly provides advice on matters in the area of maritime law in the Marshall Islands.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Steve consistently delivers exceptional client service. The promptness, professionalism and proactive communication we receive from him are highly appreciated."
"He is an excellent lawyer with deep knowledge of Marshall Islands law and maritime legal issues."
"Steve consistently delivers exceptional client service. The promptness, professionalism and proactive communication we receive from him are highly appreciated."
"He is an excellent lawyer with deep knowledge of Marshall Islands law and maritime legal issues."