MURNANE NAMED AS ONE OF TOP 30 MARITIME AND SHIPPING LAWYERS IN THE WORLD AND U.S. GUTOWSKI AND VENEZIA SELECTED TO TOP 30 IN UNITED STATES
The Euromoney Best of the Best Global Expert Guide List for 2019 has ranked Freehill partner Don Murnane as one of the top thirty maritime
SEVEN FREEHILL PARTNERS SELECTED AS MARITIME LAW EXPERTS IN 2019
The Legal Media Group has announced that its The International Trade & Shipping Expert Guide for 2019 named seven Freehill partners as the experts in
FREEHILL PARTNER BILL JUSKA SERVES AS PANELIST AT 25H ANNUAL JOINT SHIPPING CONFERENCE
On February 5, 2019 Freehill partner Bill Juska participated as a panelist at the Hellenic-American / Norwegian-American Chambers of Commerce 25th Annual Joint Shipping Conference.
CLIENT ALERT: U.S. ISSUES NEW ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN
Introduction Today, June 24, 2019, President Trump signed a new Executive Order (“E.O.”) to impose additional sanctions with respect to Iran. The E.O. primarily targets
CLIENT ALERT: PUNITIVE DAMAGES NOT AVAILABLE TO INJURED SEAMAN ASSERTING UNSEAWORTHINESS CLAIM
Introduction On June 24, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Dutra Group v. Batterton, holding that an injured seaman may not recover
FREEHILL ATTORNEY ERIC LENCK AUTHORS MARITIME LAW BOOK
Cornell Maritime Press has just released a book authored by Freehill partner Eric E. Lenck titled LAW OF RECREATIONAL BOATING. Drawing on extensive research of
CLIENT ALERT: NEW U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN AFFECT METALS SECTORS
May 9, 2019 Introduction On May 8, 2019, exactly one year after President Trump announced that the United States was withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive
CLIENT ALERT: U.S. INCREASES PRESSURE ON VENEZUELA AND PETROLEOS de VENEZUELA, S.A.
April 9, 2019 Introduction On January 28, 2019 the U.S. designated Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (“PdVSA”) to the U.S. Specially Designated Nationals List (“SDN List”).
CLIENT ALERT: U.S. AGAIN TARGETS PETROLEUM SHIPMENTS INVOLVING IRAN AND SYRIA
Introduction On November 20, 2018 the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) issued an Advisory warning the maritime community against transporting petroleum to the
CLIENT ALERT: OFAC REMOVES UNITED COMPANY RUSAL FROM SDN LIST
January 28, 2019 United Company Rusal PLC (“Rusal”), EN+ Group PLC (“EN+”) and JSC EuroSibEnergo (“ESE”) were all named to the U.S. Specially Designated Nationals