Representative ExperienceOur comprehensive experience in maritime law is evident in our work related to major motion pictures shot at sea. We have handled the full spectrum of issues for award winning films.
Homeland Security and Hurricane Katrina have given rise to new maritime issues. We are working with clients to help them address the challenges of a changing world.
Transportation and storage of Liquid Natural Gas requires specific knowledge.
Regulatory Compliance requires a systematic approach.
Our admiralty representations have covered a broad scope of matters, including:
Natural Disaster and the Oil Pollution Act 1990 ExperienceWe were retained by an offshore oil pipeline operator whose pipeline was damaged in a hurricane when a nearby jack-up rig was destroyed and sunk in a hurricane resulting in large heavy pieces of the rig landing on the subsea pipeline. The rig operator refused to pay the costs of removal of the rig and repair of the pipeline, forcing the pipeline company to pay for the removal. We sued the rig operator relying in part on the Oil Pollution Act 1990 (“OPA-90”) for our right to recover the costs of avoiding a pollution incident that may have resulted from damage to the line.
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