Michael Timpone
USA Guide 2024
Band 1 : Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance
Email address
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212- 574-1342Share profile
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About
Provided by Michael Timpone
Practice Areas
Maritime and Transportation Finance, Corporate Finance, and Business Transactions (M&A/Private Equity).
Career
Michael Timpone is a partner in the Corporate Finance and Business Transactions Groups and the head of the Firm’s Transportation Finance Group, a cross section of attorneys within the Firm from the Corporate Finance, Corporate Securities, Litigation and Tax Departments with expertise on matters of interest to clients in the transportation industry. He devotes most of his time to the representation of U.S. and non-U.S. banks and other institutional lenders in connection with secured loans and other financing transactions, as well as corporations and other business entities as borrowers in these transactions. Mike works on matters ranging from the formation of joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, asset finance transactions, registered and unregistered securities transactions, to restructurings. Mike has spent his entire legal career at Seward & Kissel.
Professional Memberships
Chair of the Marine Financing Committee for the Maritime Law Association of the U.S., Member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the American Bar Association and the Maritime Law Association of the United States.
Personal
BA Degree, with honors, Rutgers College
JD Degree from Fordham University School of Law
Chambers Review
USA
Michael Timpone is particularly recognized for his expertise in the financing and acquisition of vessels. His clients include prominent banks and shipping operators.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Mike is incredibly easy to work with, understands the time-sensitive nature of matters and takes a view based on the commercial reality."
"Mike is extremely knowledgeable."
"Mike is incredibly easy to work with, understands the time-sensitive nature of matters and takes a view based on the commercial reality."
"Mike is extremely knowledgeable."