International Logistics, Maritime Shipping, and Supply Chain Disruptions: Contracting Issues and Approaches

Mr. Danas represents clients on a wide variety of general commercial and regulatory issues. He has a specialized knowledge of legal issues involving companies engaged in international trade and transportation. Mr. Danas regularly counsels companies on the corporate, commercial, and regulatory obligations they may have both in the U.S. and abroad.  He regularly advises and represents clients in their dealings with federal agencies of the U.S. government. He assists clients in obtaining government licenses and bonds and has represented them in government investigations and litigation. He has also assisted clients on legislative matters and has testified before the U.S. Congress on their behalf. A frequent speaker on business matters related to international commerce, Mr. Danas publishes regularly in professional and academic journals. He is also active in a number of professional organizations in a leadership capacity.  Mr. Danas is the current Division Chair for the Trade, International Organizations, and Regulatory Practices Division of the American Bar Association International Law Section. His previous leadership positions in the ABA ILS include three consecutive terms as both the Co-Chair of the International Contracts Committee and the International Transportation Committee.  He is also Co-Chair of the Antitrust and Unfair Trade Practices Committee of the Transportation Lawyers Association and the Chair of the Management Committee of the EALG Network of International Law Firms, which has member law firms in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, South America, and the United States.

Mr. Paulsen specializes in handling complex commercial and maritime disputes. He handles finance and securities-related disputes in the shipping industry as well as traditional maritime disputes, lien claims and environmental matters. Mr. Paulsen also has substantial expertise in the area of international trade sanctions; has been deeply involved in handling piracy issues before U.S. government agencies; and is highly experienced in the recognition and enforcement of arbitration awards. He is a frequent author and presenter on a variety of topics relating to shipping law, including cybersecurity issues.

Ms. Lowe focuses on international trade and customs, and maritime/transportation and shipping issues. She counsels U.S. and non-U.S. companies on a variety of cross-border regulatory and policy matters, transportation and logistics matters, and import/export compliance matters. Her work includes internal compliance reviews and investigations, due diligence activities, voluntary self-disclosures, responses to inquiries from federal agencies, compliance training, licensing, and transportation and logistics contract review. Ms. Lowe advises companies on compliance with maritime and other transportation laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the Shipping Act of 1984, and represents companies before the Federal Maritime Commission, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Transportation Security Administration. She also assists companies with agency-required registration and license authorization. In addition, Ms. Lowe has experience in drafting and reviewing contracts for logistics and transportation industry clients in all modes.

Mr. Maloney is counsel in the Litigation Group. He is a commercial litigator with significant experience across a wide range of sectors, including banking, maritime, and securities. Mr. Maloney also represents clients in matters involving civil and criminal enforcement inquiries and regulatory investigations. He has written and spoken extensively in connection with his shipping litigation work, which includes, among other matters, the ongoing coordination of U.S. actions arising out of the collapse of O.W. Bunker & Trading A/S and its affiliates around the world on behalf of the secured lender to those entities. Mr. Maloney is also a contributor to Seward & Kissel’s Maritime Blog, as well as the Marshall Islands Law Blog.