Ranking tables
Shipping: Finance | Global
Global Market Leaders
Senior Statespeople
Eminent Practitioners
Band 2
Iain Young Stephenson Harwood LLP
Madeline Leong Watson Farley & Williams
Nigel Bowen-Morris Stephenson Harwood LLP- Daniel RodgersBaker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Band 1
1 Norton Rose FulbrightShipping: Finance2025 | Band 1 |Norton Rose Fulbright has an outstanding shipping practice with significant global presence across Asia, Europe and the Americas, as well as a respected shipping group in South Africa. The law firm offers:
1 Stephenson Harwood LLPShipping: Finance2025 | Band 1 |• Significant talent for wet and dry shipping mandates.
1 Watson Farley & WilliamsShipping: Finance2025 | Band 1 |• Considerable aptitude for shipbuilding financing, including in regard to LNG carriers and cruise ships.
Band 2
2 HFWShipping: Finance2025 | Band 2 |• Experience acting for a range of clients including owners, charterers, underwriters and P&I clubs, as well as financial institutions.
2 Reed Smith LLPShipping: Finance2025 | Band 2 |• Familiarity acting for an impressive list of clients, ranging from owners and operators to P&I clubs and financial institutions.
2 Seward & Kissel LLPShipping: Finance2025 | Band 2 |• Additional strength handling related capital markets, corporate finance and regulatory matters.
Band 3
3 A&O ShearmanShipping: Finance2025 | Band 3 |• Familiarity acting for a client roster ranging from shipping companies to banks and other financial institutions.
3 Clyde & Co LLPShipping: Finance2025 | Band 3 |Clyde & Co has a substantial global practice with renowned capabilities in contentious and transactional shipping matters. Noted for its particularly strong teams in France, Australia and the UAE, with further capabilities across Europe, the Americas and Asia. The law firm offers:
3 Holland & Knight LLPShipping: Finance2025 | Band 3 |• Significant experience advising leading clientele, including US and foreign banks, governmental finance support entities, investors, P&I clubs and shipping companies.
3 Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma ASShipping: Finance2025 | Band 3 |• Strong capabilities on the contentious side, with experience handling casualty, shipbuilding and cargo matters.