Eurofin
Eurofin
VICTORIA Santos-Pires has joined leading London-based ship finance consultant Eurofin. Victoria has been a shipping financier for more than fifteen years, most recently as loan portfolio manager with Tufton Oceanic Limited where, in an eleven-year spell, she handled the overall implementation of loan transactions. Prior to that, she was with Swiss Cantobank in London, and Chancery Bank.
In addition to her extensive experience of the ship finance sector, Victoria brings to Eurofin outstanding client, transaction and bank syndicate management skills, together with financial and documentary administration capabilities, and refinancing, restructuring and vessel sales experience.
Waterson Hicks
MARK Aspinall has joined London-based shipping and commodities law firm Waterson Hicks as a partner. The firm has also recruited Tim Baker and Julian White who, along with Aspinall, are well-known for oil trading litigation and energy joint venture and project works.
“We are delighted that Mark, Tim and Julian have joined us. One of this firm’s strengths has always been its reputation for providing swift commercial advice to those involved in the tanker market and oil trading, and their arrival places this firm in an excellent position to service these sectors,” says John Hicks, partner at Waterson Hicks.
UK Club
DANIAL Evans has been appointed deputy club manager for Thomas Miller Defence, managers of the UK Freight Demurrage & Defence Club. For the past five years, he has been working as area director of the UK P&I Club’s Piraeus office and played a significant role in expanding Thomas Miller (Hellas) and in the growth of UK Club business among members based in Greece.
Having qualified as a solicitor in New Zealand and the UK, Evans joined Millers in 1992 and worked in claims handling for Australian, New Zealand, Russian and Middle Eastern members before majoring in Greek fleets.
E G Arghyrakis & Co
GEORGE Arghyrakis has opened an office in London.
E G Arghyrakis & Co is based at
150 Fleet Street
London
EC4A 2DQ.
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7353 2302
Fax. +44 (0)20 7353 2295
or visit www.egalegal.com
Andreas Neocleous & Co
BENJAMIN Maltby has joined Limassol-based law firm Andreas Neocleous & Co. Maltby, an English barrister, previously handled both P&I and FD&D claims for the West of England P&I Club in London.
Andreas Neocleous advises shipowners, charterers, managers and clubs on all aspects of wet and dry shipping, finance, registration and related insurance and tax matters.
The firm also has offices in a number of locations in Eastern Europe.
AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen
AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen, one of the largest law firms in the Netherlands, has moved its Rotterdam-based shipping, transport and insurance team to a new office on Rotterdam’s Admiraliteitskade.
The new office is situated at
Admiraliteitskade 50
3063 ED Rotterdam
PO Box 4302
3006 AH
Rotterdam.
Tel: +31 (0) 10 272 5300
Fax: +31 (0) 10-272 5400.
Vincent de Brauw, who leads the team, says, “We have grown strongly to become a leading shipping, transport and insurance law firm in the Netherlands. With over twenty specialist lawyers, and all the services and back-up of a major firm like AKD, the firm needs more space. Where could be more appropriate than on this historic quay so closely associated with shipping?”
Richards Butler
CELIA Gardiner, former partner at Landwell, has joined Richard Butler’s insurance insolvency team. She brings with her Darryl Hong and Charlotte Moller. Gardiner is an experienced finance partner who specialises in restructuring and insolvency, particularly in the insurance sector. The Landwell team will be part of the insolvency unit, one of the four core units within Richard’s Butler’s finance group, which is led by Jonathan Yorke and now consists of three partners and nine other fee- earners.