About
Partner at Hill Dickinson LLP with over 30 years of experience in the maritime and legal sectors, including time as a ship’s captain and former Royal Navy officer. He specialises in transactional shipping and offshore energy matters across the life of assets — including construction, conversion, long-term chartering, sale & purchase, financing and recycling — and advises on complex shipbuilding and large-scale offshore projects in multiple jurisdictions.
Practice areas
ShippingOffshore EnergyShipbuilding & ConstructionMaritime FinanceSale & PurchaseShip Recycling
Office
Expertise
FPSOs and FLNGsDrilling unitsWind turbine installation vesselsIcebreakersSuperyachtsFerries and patrol boatsExport credit financing for ship projectsShipbuilding and engineering contractsDrafting pro-forma agreementsMember, BIMCO RECYCLECON drafting sub-committee
Education
- LL.B., College of Law, 2008 (Distinction)
- Graduate Diploma in Law, College of Law, 2007 (Distinction)
- B.Sc., Royal Holloway University of London, 1998 (Distinction)
Admissions
- Qualified as Solicitor, 2010
Languages
EnglishDutch