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FREEHILL HOGAN & MAHAR RANKED NO. 1 BY CHAMBERS & PARTNERS FOR FIFTEENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

For the fifteenth consecutive year, Chambers USA for 2019 has ranked Freehill Hogan & Mahar in the top tier of maritime law firms with a nationwide practice. Chambers USA 2019, released on April 25, 2019, once again lists the firm in the top tier, where Freehill is joined by only one other firm. In addition...

THE LEGAL 500 AGAIN RANKS FREEHILL AT THE TOP – MAY 2019

On May 29, 2019 The Legal 500 released its 2019 U.S. rankings. As in 2017 and 2018, Freehill is placed in the top tier of law firms practicing shipping law nationwide, along with only two other firms. Two Freehill partners, Peter Gutowski and William Juska, were named as two of the four Leading...

CLIENT ALERT: OFAC ESTABLISHES A COSCO WIND-DOWN PERIOD

October 25, 2019 Introduction In an action that had a significant impact on the tanker sector, on September 25, 2019 the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) designated to the U.S. Specially Designated Nationals List (“SDN List”) COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Co. Ltd. and COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Seaman and Ship Management Co. Ltd....

CLIENT ALERT: UNITED STATES LIFTS SANCTIONS AGAINST TURKEY

On October 14th the United States issued an Executive Order imposing sanctions against Turkey. The Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and the Turkish Ministry of National Defence were designated to the U.S. Specially Designated National List, as were the Minister of National Defence, the Minister of Interior and the Minister of Energy. To...

CLIENT ALERT: UNITED STATES IMPOSES SANCTIONS AGAINST TURKEY TARGETING MINISTRY OF ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENCE

October 16, 2019 Introduction On October 6th , in a telephone conversation with President Erdogan of Turkey, President Trump advised that he would be ordering the withdrawal of the remaining U.S. forces in northern Syria. On October 9th the Turkish military began an incursion into northern Syria designed to establish a 20 mile wide “safe...

CLIENT ALERT: THE UNITED STATES DESIGNATES FOREIGN SHIPPING ENTITIES TO THE SDN LIST UNDER THE IRANIAN SANCTIONS

September 25, 2019 Introduction Today the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued new Iran-related sanctions targeting several non-U.S. individuals and companies who are involved in the shipping industry. These individuals and companies have been added to the Specially Designated Nationals (“SDN”) list after being determined by OFAC to meet the criteria...

CLIENT ALERT: UNITED STATES IMPOSES NEW SANCTIONS ON IRAN – MINIMAL IMPACT ON SHIPPING

September 23, 2019 Introduction On September 14th the Aramco facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia was attacked by drones, sustaining significant damage. While Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack, the United States has claimed that Iran was involved, which Iran has denied. In response to the attack President Trump immediately advised that new sanctions...

NEW YORK SUPER LAWYERS RECOGNIZES THIRTEEN FREEHILL ATTORNEYS – SEPTEMBER 2019

New York Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters publication, has named eleven Freehill partners as New York “Super Lawyers” for 2019 in the Transportation and Maritime Fields: partners Michael Fernandez, Peter Gutowski, Bill Juska, Eric Lenck, Wayne Meehan, Mark Muller, Don Murnane, Jim Ross, Mike Unger,

CLIENT ALERT: THE UNITED STATES RATCHETS UP ITS FOCUS ON SHIPPING FOR ENFORCEMENT OF IRANIAN SANCTIONS

September 9, 2019 Introduction Likely triggered by the ongoing saga of the M/T Adrian Darya-1 (ex M/T Grace-1), the U.S. authorities took steps last week which further demonstrate their intent to enforce the Iranian sanctions program aggressively including against non-U.S. persons. The steps confirm that the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control...

CLIENT ALERT: VENEZUELAN SANCTIONS: WIND-DOWN PERIOD ENDED TODAY ON E.O. 13884

September 4, 2019 Introduction Executive Order (“E.O.”) 13884 was issued by President Trump on August 5, 2019, imposing additional sanctions against the Government of Venezuela. (See Freehill Client Alert dated August 6, 2019.) With limited exceptions, E.O. 13884 essentially (i) blocked all property in the U.S. of the Government of Venezuela, (ii) prohibited U.S. persons...