Hill Dickinson LLP

Leveraging a ‘deep understanding of the shipping industry’, developed as a result of over thirty years’ experience in the Greek market, Hill Dickinson LLP is well-placed to provide ’clear, concise, and actionable advice’ to a myriad local and international stakeholders, as claimants or defendants, in diverse matters, running the gamut from small relatively commoditised disputes through to complex multi-jurisdictional matters, often requiring the mobilisation of other lawyers across the firm’s international network. ‘Very experienced’ team head Maria Moisidou is an ’excellent strategist’ whose ability to ‘balance the needs of clients with various interests’ is central to her success in complex, multi-faceted cases, including her recent victory in a high-profile marine insurance case (“WIN WIN”) where the English High Court made a determination, for the first time, on the scope of a war risks policy for an indemnity for constructive total loss of a vessel. The ’responsive and collaborative’ Alexander Freeman also assisted on this case and continues to gain excellent market recognition for his aptitude at handling cross-border charterparty disputes and cargo claims, as well as in relation to risk management advice. Timon Karamanos provides a ‘solutions-oriented’ approach to handling “dry” disputes and ’explores alternative routes to reach a successful end result’, including through mediation. On the “wet” front, Martin Hall, who has ‘huge experience in salvage and casualty-related work’, and Ian Teare, who is also extremely adept at handling marine claims, are the main practitioners and split their time between Greece and London. Dimitris Anassis excels in handling contractual and tort-based shipping and international trade disputes, either through ADR or conventional litigation means. At associate level, the ’highly committed, knowledgeable and commercial’ Vassilis Mavrakis; Maria Zermasli; and the ‘extremely hardworking’ Harris Kouppas are all recommended.