Our expertise

Our Transport & Logistics team advise vessel and aircraft owners, rail operators, lessors, lessees, banks and other financial institutions on international transactions. We have deep and trusted relationships with numerous international law firms, shipping, aviation, rail and logistics groups, and financial institutions around the world.

Our team has extensive experience in advising on a broad range of aircraft, shipping, rail, road and logistics transactions, and regulation, including:

  • Loan/credit facility agreements and security documentation
  • High-yield debt offerings
  • Syndicated (secured) loan transactions
  • Off-balance sheet structures
  • Lease agreements
  • Asset securitisation structures and Islamic financing structures
  • Sale and acquisition of vessels, and the financing of such transactions
  • Registration of ships in Bermuda, BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Isle of Man
  • Registration of aircraft in Bermuda, BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Isle of Man and Jersey
  • Public equity offerings
  • Joint venture structures
  • Operating and finance lease structures
  • Shipping and marine insurance litigation
Our Experts

Fiona Chan

Partner: Hong Kong, Shanghai

T +852 2905 5760
E Email Fiona

Andrew Jowett

Group Partner: BVI, Jersey

T +1 (284) 393 5316
E Email Andrew

Clive Langley

Partner: Bermuda

T +1 441 298 3202
E Email Clive

David Lee

Partner: Cayman Islands

T +1 345 814 2083
E Email David

Malcolm Moller

Group Managing Partner: Mauritius, Seychelles, Shanghai

T +230 203 4301
E Email Malcolm

Jerome Wilson

Partner, Head of Technology & Innovation: Bermuda

T +1 441 298 3559
E Email Jerome

Jeremy Berchem

Group Partner*: Guernsey

T +44 (0)1481 755 601
E Email Jeremy

David Clark

Partner: Bermuda, BVI

T +1 441 298 3583
E Email David

Tom Brook

Partner: Isle of Man

T +44 (0)1624 647 624
E Email Tom

Robyn Wood

Counsel: Isle of Man

T +44 (0)1624 647 644
E Email Robyn

Alexandra Dernie (née Watterson)

Senior Associate: Isle of Man

T +44 (0)1624 647 972
E Email Alexandra

Eleanor Harding

Counsel: Isle of Man

T +44 (0)1624 647 690
E Email Eleanor

Mary-Louise Buxton

Associate: Isle of Man

T +44 (0)1624 647 645
E Email Mary-Louise

Sophie Corkish

Senior Associate: Isle of Man

T +44 (0)1624 647 696
E Email Sophie

Karina Li

Associate: Hong Kong, Shanghai

T +852 2905 5716
E Email Karina

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