FREEHILL OBTAINS ARBITRATION AWARD ON CHARTERER’S OBLIGATION TO EXERCISE DUE DILIGENCE TO NOMINATE A SAFE BERTH
In March 2018 Freehill partners Mike Unger, Manuel Molina and Eric Matheson, representing the Charterer of a vessel, obtained a dismissal of the vessel Owner’s
CLIENT ALERT: U.S. WITHDRAWS FROM IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL SECONDARY SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN RE-IMPOSED
On May 8, 2018 President Trump issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum, available here, announcing that the United States was withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive
FREEHILL HOGAN & MAHAR AGAIN RANKED NO. 1 BY CHAMBERS & PARTNERS
For the fourteenth consecutive year, Chambers USA has ranked Freehill Hogan & Mahar in the top tier of New York maritime law firms. Chambers USA
FREEHILL SUSTAINS EXERCISE OF LIEN ON DISCHARGED CARGO
On April 20, 2018 Freehill partners Mike Unger, Don Murnane and Manuel Molina, assisted by associate Mike Dehart, obtained an important decision from the U.S.
CLIENT ALERT: U.S. MODIFIES RUSSIAN SANCTIONS AGAINST UNITED COMPANY RUSAL EXTENDING TIME TO WIND DOWN CONTRACTS
In our Client Alert of April 12, 2018 we reported that on April 6th the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) designated 12
CLIENT ALERT: U.S. STRIKES AT RUSSIAN OLIGARCHS, OFFICIALS AND ENTITIES, WITH POTENTIAL IMPACT ON NON-U.S. PERSONS
On April 6, 2018 the United States Office of Foreign Asset Affairs (“OFAC”), in conjunction with the State Department, designated to the U.S. Specially Designated
CLIENT ALERT: U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST VENEZUELAN DIGITAL CURRENCY IMPACT SHIPPING
Executive Order 13808, issued on August 24, 2017, was designed to put pressure on the Venezuelan government by prohibiting U.S. persons, or anyone within the
CLIENT ALERT: U.S. STEPS UP ENFORCEMENT OF SANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH KOREA
In our Client Alert of September 25, 2017, we highlighted new U.S. and UN sanctions against North Korea. Notably, the U.S. sanctions imposed a “180
FREEHILL PARTNER OVERTURNS 27-YEAR-OLD PRECEDENT IN THIRD CIRCUIT
Freehill partner Jack Walsh, arguing on October 18, 2017 before the Third Circuit sitting en banc, successfully overturned the Circuit’s 1990 decision on maintenance and
FOR EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR FREEHILL IS RANKED IN TOP TIER OF U.S. MARITIME LAW FIRMS BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT AND BEST LAWYERS
On November 1, 2017 U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, announced their “Best Law Firms” rankings for 2018. In the Admiralty and Maritime