Brad also has substantial experience defending
marine classification societies in major malpractice cases, including the $ 1 billion suit brought by the Kingdom of Spain against the American Bureau of Shipping concerning the massive oil spill from the M / T PRESTIGE off the coast of Spain, and another brought by cargo interests against Bureau Veritas concerning the catastrophic failure and sinking of the M / V STAR OF ALEXANDRIA.
Brad's clients have included oil, technology and insurance companies,
marine classification societies, vessel owners and charterers, cargo interests, marine construction and dredging companies, and salvage companies.
Instructions include disputes relating to charterparties, bills of lading, ship / yacht building, ship / yacht sale, ship finance (mortgages, guarantees and assignments), ship brokers, shipping pools, casualties, oil pollution, FPSO & other offshore vessels, general average, P&I calls,
marine insurance, duties of
classification societies, formal investigations and limitation of actions, plus related arbitral and jurisdictional issues.