CLIENT ALERT: OFAC ISSUES ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS IN RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN AGGRESSION INTO UKRAINE
On February 21, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order entitled “Executive Order on Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Continued Russian Efforts to Undermine the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine” in response to continued Russian aggression towards Ukraine. Specifically, the February 22, 2022, Executive Order targets Russia’s... Read More
CLIENT ALERT: OFAC ISSUES ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS ON NORD STREAM 2 PIPELINE
On November 22, 2021, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on Transadria, Ltd., which is apparently based in Cyprus but said to be a “Russia-linked entity,” and one of its vessels, the Marlin, for their involvement in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. The entity and its vessel were added... Read More
PARTNER DANIEL J. FITZGERALD RETIRES FROM THE U.S. COAST GUARD RESERVE
This past summer, Freehill Hogan & Mahar LLP Partner Daniel Fitzgerald retired from the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve in a ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington D.C. Rear Admiral Melissa Bert presided over the ceremony, which was attended by family, friends and Coast Guard colleagues who worked with Dan over the past 28... Read More
2022 BEST LAWYERS: DON P. MURNANE, JR. SELECTED AS ADMIRALTY LAWYER OF THE YEAR
A very special congratulations to our very own Don P. Murnane, Jr. who has been selected as Admiralty Lawyer of the Year. Freehill Hogan & Mahar LLP was again ranked in the 2022 Best Lawyers Admiralty List for the State if New York. Below is a list of the individuals who were nominated... Read More
CLIENT ALERT: OFAC ISSUES GENERAL LICENSE 40
July 13, 2021 On July 12, 2021, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License 40 authorizing certain transactions involving the exportation or reexportation of liquified petroleum gas to Venezuela. To read the full Client Alert, please click HERE.
FREEHILL WINS SUMMARY JUDGEMENT ON BEHALF OF VESSEL IN PERSONAL INJURY SUIT BROUGHT BY SHIP REPAIRER
Congratulations to Freehill Hogan & Mahar Partner John F. Karpousis and Senior Associate Ryan Byrnes for their successful dismissal of a personal injury suit brought against a vessel owner by a crane operator at a ship repair yard. The case, Marvinney v. AUSTRALIAN SPIRIT, was before Judge Catherine DeDomenico in the New York... Read More
Chambers and Partners again ranks Freehill Hogan & Mahar in the Top Tier for 2021
Freehill Hogan & Mahar has once again been ranked in the top tier in the US for maritime firms in the Chambers US Guide, with four Freehill lawyers, Pete Gutowski, Wayne Meehan, Don Murnane, and Mike Fernandez, being recognized individually. Peter Gutowski was also recognized in the Chambers Global Guide. ... Read More
FREEHILL AGAIN NAMED IN LEGAL 500
The Legal 500 has once again selected Freehill Hogan & Mahar as one of the top tier of US maritime law firms. Peter Gutowski and Wayne Meehan were named as “Leading Lawyers” in the field, Eric Matheson as a “Next Generation Partner” and Associate Will Yost as a “Rising Star.” LEGAL... Read More
FHM Prevails on Jurisdiction
On June 17, 2017, there was a collision between the USS Fitzgerald and the ACX Crystal in Japanese territorial waters. Following the collision, the estates of seven U.S. Navy sailors and more than forty current and former U.S. Navy sailors filed two lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, demanding... Read More
FHM DBA TRIAL VICTORY AFFIRMED ON APPEAL
Congratulations to Freehill Partner John F. Karpousis and Associate Matthew J. Pallay, whose trial victory in the matter of Gatewood v. Fluor was recently affirmed by the Benefits Review Board. At trial, the claimant unsuccessfully alleged that he suffered debilitating contact dermatitis from handling fuel and other materials while working overseas for Fluor. He... Read More