Eaton & Van Winkle

Eaton & Van Winkle

NEW York-based Eaton & Van Winkle has appointed five new partners. Warren A Kirshenbaum, Vincent J McGill and Ted G Semaya have joined the firm as partners, while Matthew S Cohen and Maura Murphy, who already work at the firm, have also become partners. The new partners advise on a wide range of legal matters including corporate law, property law, finance, litigation, arbitration and mediation, insurance and real estate.

UK P&I Club

EFFECTIVE October 1, Christopher Brown is the new Asia Pacific Regional Director of the UK P&I Club. Based in Hong Kong, Brown is responsible for providing services to all of Thomas Miller's managed clubs. Brown joined Thomas Miller in London in August, 2001, and has since been travelling regularly to meet the club's members in China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Norway. He has extensive experience of claims and P&I management, having spent twelve years with the Gard P&I Club.

J W Pinedo Associades

Mexico-based law firm J W Pinedo Associades, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, has welcomed a new member to its team. Walter Pinedo Jr joins the firm having obtained his degree in Master of Laws in Admiralty from Tulane University.

Ignacio de Ros

BARCELONA-based law firm Ignacio de Ros Maritime Advocates has welcomed a new member to its team. Maria Cecília Cavalheiro Lima, known as Cecília, is training at the firm while studying for a masters degree in business law in Barcelona.

Brazilian-born Cecília graduated in law from Paulista Univerity in 1996 and was admitted to the Brazilian Bar Association in 1999. She specialises in maritime matters as well as company and fiscal law. A fluent Spanish and English speaker, in addition to her mother tongue of Portuguese, Cecília is also learning Catalan.

Merricks and Fairmays merge

MERRICKS LLP, which has five offices throughout the UK, and London-based Fairmays Solicitors, have merged. According to Merricks, the move is part of its strategy to offer a broader service to its clients. "Fairmays' prestigious offices and extensive UK and international client base will complement our network of commercial clients across the country," says Michael Lambert, chief executive of Merricks.

"Both firms have a first-class reputation for the quality of their legal services, and the merger presents us with an excellent opportunity to broaden our services and accelerate our existing plans for expansion," adds Andrew Miller of Fairways. International trade and transit will be covered by the commercial litigation team, which is headed up by Tony Guise.

Bruce Harris

BRUCE Harris, member of the LMAA, French Maritime Law Association and the Association of Maritime Arbitrators of Canada, has moved. His new contact details are 97 Leather Lane, London EC1N 7JS, UK, tel. +44 (0)20 7404 9823, fax. +44 (0)20 7404 9824, e-mail: bruc...@spitfireuk.net.

SalvageSale

SALVAGESALE Inc, the online salvage marketplace and salvor services provider for the claims recovery and commercial salvage market, has appointed Thomas DiSarlo as vice-president of its subsidiary, SalvageSale Services Inc.

DiSarlo has ten years' experience working with large, complex commercial property claims, in particular, as a salvor and consultant. During that time he has managed losses resulting from significant catastrophes including Hurricanes Floyd and George and the World Trade Centre.

Taylor Wessing

UK-based law firm Taylor Joynson Garrett has merged with the top ten German firm Wessing to create Taylor Wessing. With 180 partners and over 1,000 members of staff, the new firm will provide what it describes as 'a new legal force in Europe'.

Representing owners, charterers, banks, shipyards and insurers, the firm is involved in all areas of maritime law, including ship arrest, shipyard contracts and charter party disputes. It has offices throughout Germany, Belgium, UK, Spain and China. For more information visit: www.taylorwessing.com.