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About
Provided by Klaus Dimigen
Industry Sector Expertise
Ship Finance
Ship sale and purchase
Restructuring
Arrest and compulsory auction of ships
Registration
Shipbuilding and Repair
Dispute Resolution
Cruise
Marshall Island law
General commercial law
Practice Areas
Klaus Dimigen gives advice to shipowners regarding the sale and purchase of vessels and the entering into charter and management contracts. He assists banks as well as shipowners in the area of long term ship financing loans, the establishment and separation of banking syndicates related to long term ship financings and in connection with the termination, enforcement and transfer of shipping loans. He also supports shipowners on all corporate and insolvency related issues. Finally, he advises non bank capital providers in connection with alternative ship financing models and structures.
Being admitted for practice in Germany, Klaus works on all German law related matters, such as account pledges or matters related to entities incorporated in Germany and contentious matters, whether related to shipping or not.
Klaus Dimigen enjoys a long lasting relationship with Turkish shipowners and shipping banks. Further, he is admitted to practice in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. He provides opinion letters related to this jurisdiction, gives advice on corporate matters and pursues contentious matters at the High Court in Majuro, Marshall Islands. Also, the Marshall Islands law related work is not entirely related to shipping.
Klaus Dimigen has held various lectures, workshops and seminars for clients on selected legal topics. He is a lecturer at the HSBA – Hamburg School of Business Administration and teaches on aspects of “Maritime Law” for the part-time course Shipping (MBA).
Career
Klaus Dimigen is recommended as a leading and recommended maritime lawyer by Chambers Global, JUVE Handbuch and Who’s Who Legal. In 2022, Chambers has set out that “market sources consider him the main person in Europe for Marshall Islands shipping issues.”
Professional Memberships
Klaus Dimigen is a member of the International Bar Association.
Publications
1998: Developments in US Environmental Law: Liability Risks of the Lender
RIW 4-1998
1999: Bareboatcharter und Bareboatregistrierung
LIT Verlag, Münster, Hamburg, London, 1999
2008: Bridge equity financing for shipping funds
Grundlagen der Schiffsfinanzierung, Frankfurt School Verlag, 2008
2008: Flag and registration
Grundlagen der Schiffsfinanzierung, Frankfurt School Verlag, 2008
Advance payment financings of used tonnage
Grundlagen der Schiffsfinanzierung, Frankfurt School Verlag, 2008
Collateral for pre-delivery financings
Grundlagen der Schiffsfinanzierung, Frankfurt School Verlag, 2008
2021: Marshall Islands
Lexology Getting the Deal Through / Shipping 2021
Chambers Review
Global
Klaus Dimigen is an expert in shipping finance, often advising banks, ship owners and shipping companies. Klaus Dimigen is admitted to practice in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, which renders him an attractive contact point for clients seeking in-depth expertise in this jurisdiction.
Klaus Dimigen of Ehlermann Rindfleisch Gadow is based in Hamburg and can boast several years of experience in relation to Marshall Islands legal matters. He represents clients such as banks and ship owners in a range of ship financing transactions, including ship sales and purchases, restructurings and charter agreements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We really like working with him on matters that cover the Marshall Islands."
"We really like working with him on matters that cover the Marshall Islands."
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