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.
Strengths
"Stephenson Harwood's team is very efficient in handling complex matters based on rich experience and industry knowledge."
"Stephenson Harwood is one of our go-to legal counsel to arrange financing for our shipping clients. We trust them a lot; they are the top of the list."
Work Highlights
Stephenson Harwood advised Huaxia Financial Leasing on its sale and leaseback financing arrangements with Cool Company for two newbuild LNG carrier vessels.
Notable practitioners
Gregg Johnston in Singapore, Zhou Hongkai in Hong Kong and Michael Kim in Seoul are key contacts for clients.
