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Shipping: Finance - Asia-Pacific Region
What the Team is Known For
Stephenson Harwood is a pre-eminent law firm for shipping finance, and especially valued in the region for its outstanding capabilities in Singapore, China and South Korea. The team expertly handles sophisticated loan facilities, sale and leaseback transactions, and restructuring matters for leading financial institutions and ship owners. It also regularly advises insurance, shipping and ship leasing companies. The firm maintains a significant contentious offering, utilising its extensive expertise and experience on shipbuilding and insolvency-related cases. It often represents clients in maritime arbitration and cross-border enforcement matters.
Notable practitioners
Gregg Johnston in Singapore, Zhou Hongkai in Hong Kong and Michael Kim in Seoul are key contacts for clients.