John is a partner at Adams&Moore Solicitors LLP, London. Dual-qualified as a Solicitor-Advocate in England & Wales and as a Solicitor in Hong Kong, John is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and has represented clients at arbitrations both ‘ad hoc’ and subject to instit... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Thomas Hechmann comes from a long career in commercial shipping from companies such as AP Møller and DS Norden, as well as having worked as an independent consultant for the industry. Today Thomas works for COACH Solutions, a part of the Kongsberg group, and provides SaaS solutions to the shipping i... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Tom is a partner at Stephenson Harwood LLP, London. He is a shipping and energy specialist with expertise in dispute resolution and negotiating contracts relating to offshore construction, shipbuilding, and floating production. He advises offshore contractors, owners and charterers under their chart... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Paul Herring is the past Chairman of Ince & Co. He is now an independent consultant and specialises in the resolution of disputes and has particular expertise in ship sale and purchase disputes. His expertise covers most aspects of shipping, with particular emphasis on charter party disputes, carria... Please follow the link to continue reading.
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Fergus Gifford is Director of Newbuilding and Sale & Purchase at Arrow in Tokyo. After seven years at Arrow in London and Hong Kong, he moved to Tokyo in August 2019. Born in London, he studied at Edinburgh University and has spent half his life in Asia, dividing his time between Tokyo, Kobe and Hon... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Conor Warde is the Head of Ship Finance for Asia at CMS and is based in Hong Kong. He is admitted in Hong Kong, England & Wales, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the US jurisdictions of Maryland and Washington, DC. He has a diverse practice advising clients on transactional, corporate, regu... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Javier Franco, Socio Director / Managing Partner, Franco & Abogados Asociados, Derecho comercial, del transporte, marítimo, puertos y logística. Presidente de la Asociación Colombiana de Derecho Marítimo, miembro titular del Comité Marítimo Internacional y del IWG en Lex Marítima. Miembro de la comi... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Christian is BIMCO’s General Counsel. He is a lawyer and graduated from the University of Copenhagen with a Master’s degree in 2001 and an LL.M. with Distinction from the University of Southampton in 2004. He worked at the Danish Maritime Authority from 2001 until joining the European Commission’s D... Please follow the link to continue reading.
He has broad experience with maritime liens, ship arrests, maritime attachment and garnishment remedies, transport and sale of goods contracts, cargo claims, shipping casualties, and marine pollution. For energy companies, Chris has experience with upstream and midstream commercial disputes and casu... Please follow the link to continue reading.
