Ranking tables

Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York) | USA

USA - Nationwide

These tables concentrate on shipping disputes often arising from casualty events, cargo damage, contracts, environmental events and federal investigations. The section also includes charter party disputes, bankruptcy-related litigation, salvage claims, liability defense, indemnity claims and shipping arbitrations. Typical clients will include P&I clubs, underwriters, terminal operators, ship owners and operators, charterers and banks.

Rankings overview for Departments

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Band 1

  1. Blank Rome LLP
    Blank Rome LLP 19 Years Ranked
  2. Freehill Hogan & Mahar LLP
3

Band 3

  1. Cozen O'Connor
    Cozen O'Connor 2 Years Ranked
  2. Floyd Zadkovich 6 Years Ranked
  3. Seward & Kissel LLP
    Seward & Kissel LLP 1 Years Ranked
  4. Hill Rivkins LLP
  5. Hill, Betts & Nash LLP
  6. Lennon, Murphy & Phillips LLC
  7. Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads, LLP
S

Senior Statespeople

  1. Vincent M DeOrchisMontgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP
E

Eminent Practitioners

  1. Wayne D MeehanFreehill Hogan & Mahar LLP
2

Band 2

  1. Bruce G. Paulsen
    Bruce G. Paulsen Seward & Kissel LLP14 Years Ranked
  2. Christopher R Nolan
    Christopher R Nolan Holland & Knight LLP10 Years Ranked
  3. Thomas H Belknap Jr
    Thomas H Belknap Jr Blank Rome LLP17 Years Ranked
  4. William R. Bennett
    William R. Bennett Blank Rome LLP8 Years Ranked
  5. David MazaroliDavid L Mazaroli
  6. Don P Murnane, Jr.Freehill Hogan & Mahar LLP
  7. Keith W HeardLennon, Murphy & Phillips LLC
  8. Patrick F LennonLennon, Murphy & Phillips LLC

All Departments profiles

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Band 1

  1. Blank Rome LLP
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    Blank Rome LLP
    Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)
    2025 | Band 1 | 19 Years Ranked

    Blank Rome LLP has an esteemed practice with significant experience handling high profile maritime litigation for national and international clients, including P&I clubs, shipping companies and owners. The firm is highly regarded for crisis response and offering additional expertise in alternative dispute resolution. It maintains an excellent reputation for advising maritime industry entities in federal investigations arising from intentional misconduct allegations and casualty events, as well as in a host of cybersecurity issues. The firm has been recently active on a range of fuel contamination, cargo loss, salvage and collision cases.

  2. Freehill Hogan & Mahar LLP
    Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)
    2025 | Band 1
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Band 2

  1. Clyde & Co LLP
    2
    Clyde & Co LLP
    Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)
    2025 | Band 2 | 7 Years Ranked
    Clyde & Co LLP is a global firm with a notable marine insurance practice in New York. It is well placed to handle cargo and insolvency-related litigation, as well as casualty, trade sanctions and environmental cases. The team regularly acts for domestic and international insurers, vessel operators and fuel companies.
  2. Holland & Knight LLP
    2
    Holland & Knight LLP
    Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)
    2025 | Band 2 | 19 Years Ranked
    Holland & Knight LLP is a full-service national firm with good geographic spread and experience in a swath of litigation matters in the shipping industry. The team is well known for representing domestic and international clients in dispute arbitrations. It also had a noted concentration on insolvency and bankruptcy-related litigation in the maritime context. Additionally, the firm handles cargo, casualty, charter party and personal injury cases.
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Band 3

  1. Cozen O'Connor
    3
    Cozen O'Connor
    Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)
    2025 | Band 3 | 2 Years Ranked
    Cozen O'Connor houses a comprehensive litigation practice in the shipping space, frequently advising an array of clients, including ocean carriers, P&I clubs and terminal operators. The group offers expertise in all manner of marine casualty, personal injury and wrongful death matters. The firm is further noted for its experience advising on commercial disputes arising from construction, shipbuilding contracts and charter parties.
  2. 3
    Floyd Zadkovich
    Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)
    2025 | Band 3 | 6 Years Ranked

    Floyd Zadkovich is a boutique firm with specialist expertise in maritime and admiralty law. The firm is developing its strengths across a variety of shipping disputes including charter party, cargo damage and maritime collisions. It stands out in the market for its combined focus on English and US maritime logistics and trading cases.

  3. Seward & Kissel LLP
    3
    Seward & Kissel LLP
    Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)
    2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked

    Seward & Kissel LLP has extensive and wide ranging expertise in representing clients in contentious shipping and maritime disputes. Its maritime and transportation team is adept at handling cases involving litigation arising from accidents and collisions, and in commercial disputes relating to contracts and charterparty agreements. The team is also experienced in supporting shipping industry clients in arbitration and bankruptcy matters.

  4. Hill Rivkins LLP
    Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)
    2025 | Band 3
  5. Hill, Betts & Nash LLP
    Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)
    2025 | Band 3
  6. Lennon, Murphy & Phillips LLC
    Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)
    2025 | Band 3
  7. Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads, LLP
    Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)
    2025 | Band 3