Maritime Law Firms Directory

An acclaimed Italian law firm with a highly experienced shipping team handling advisory and contentious issues.

Recognized for its leading Latin America practice, especially in capital markets, M&A, and energy sector transactions.

A Vancouver-based firm providing a wide range of legal services to clients in the maritime industry.

A leading domestic firm in Singapore with a strong reputation for both transactional and contentious shipping work.

East Africa’s largest law firm, Anjarwalla & Khanna (A&K) is a leading Kenyan firm with a strong maritime practice. It serves domestic and international clients in shipping and trade matters, backed by a full-service team that spans multiple jurisdictions in Africa​.

A prominent German firm with over 90 years of expertise in maritime commercial law.

The largest international law firm in Latin America, with 850+ lawyers and 15 offices across seven countries, offering full-service legal solutions.

A prominent Moroccan law firm, Benzakour Law Firm (BLF) is widely regarded as a top business law practice with a particular strength in shipping and maritime matters. Founded in 1968, it has been recognized as Morocco’s Law Firm of the Year and is a trusted advisor on both domestic and international maritime issues​.

A Vancouver-based firm with one of the largest and most experienced admiralty and maritime practices in Canada.

Bloomfield LP is a specialist Nigerian law firm with a strong focus on maritime and transport law. Operating from Lagos with reach into Nigeria’s port cities, it fields leading shipping experts who influence industry practice and jurisprudence​. The firm is renowned for handling complex shipping litigation, finance, and regulatory issues, representing a broad client base of shipowners, charterers, P&I clubs, and marine insurers.

A national firm with a first-class cross-sector transportation team advising on the full spectrum of maritime law.

Bowmans is a pan-African law firm and a shipping law powerhouse in South Africa​. Headquartered in Johannesburg with a legacy dating back to the 19th century, Bowmans boasts profound expertise in maritime matters – from vessel arrests and mortgage foreclosures to casualty investigations and port development projects​. The firm’s diverse client roster includes P&I clubs, ship owners, charterers, banks, and port operators, and its influence extends across Southern Africa’s ports.

A Montréal-based shipping boutique with a long history representing industry players in various litigation matters.

One of Argentina’s largest and most highly regarded law firms, offering a full range of specialized legal services with a focus on innovation and client service.

Chile’s largest law firm, renowned for its expertise in corporate, finance, and regulatory matters.

A global law firm with a strong history in marine insurance and a comprehensive marine law practice.

D.K. Ameley & Associates is a Ghanaian law firm known for its specialist maritime law expertise. Based in the port city of Tema since 2004, the firm has over 30 years of experience in the shipping sector​. It represents shipping lines, port operators, and other maritime stakeholders in Ghana, providing quick and effective legal solutions in matters of admiralty and international trade.

Eldib & Co is one of Egypt’s oldest law firms and a pioneer in maritime law. Founded in 1875 in Alexandria​, the firm has over a century of experience advising on shipping matters. Its maritime team – led by seasoned practitioners with decades of admiralty experience – handles everything from ship financing and registrations to collision disputes and cargo claim litigation​ Eldib & Co’s longstanding representation of P&I clubs, international shipping lines, and port operators has cemented its reputation as a top admiralty law firm in North Africa.

ENSafrica (Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs) is Africa’s largest law firm, renowned for its continent-wide shipping and ports practice. With roots dating back to 1905​, ENSafrica possesses a dedicated admiralty team that handles collisions, groundings, pollution incidents, and vessel arrests across multiple African jurisdictions​. The firm’s expansive presence – with offices in Eastern, Southern, and Western Africa – allows it to serve a “stellar array of shipping lines, P&I clubs and international law firms” in maritime matters beyond South Africa’s borders​.

The only multi-jurisdictional, purely South American law firm, known for its US-style structure and regional reach.

Foundation Chambers is a highly specialized Nigerian law firm regarded as a preferred legal service provider in the maritime sector​. With its main office in Lagos and associates in Port Harcourt and Abuja​, the firm focuses on industries that “move trade” – principally maritime, aviation, and energy. In over two decades of practice, Foundation Chambers (led by renowned maritime lawyer Chidi Ilogu, SAN) has been instrumental in major shipping cases in Nigeria and is lauded for its deep sector knowledge and professionalism​

A Toronto-based firm with expertise in transportation law, including marine, advising on commercial, regulatory, and litigation matters.

A leading Iberian law firm with a significant presence in Latin America, offering full-service legal support across the region.

A global firm renowned for its leading shipping practice, offering expertise across the maritime spectrum.

A leading commercial law firm with a long-established and extensive maritime law practice.

An international firm with a strong reputation in Hong Kong for its expertise in multi-jurisdictional shipping litigation and arbitration.

A US-based international law firm with a strong focus on Latin America, particularly in corporate, M&A, and energy transactions.

A well-known international firm with a strong maritime practice in Asia, offering expertise in disputes, finance, and offshore projects.

A Toronto boutique firm with strong maritime and insurance expertise, particularly in litigation.

Kinsmen Advocates is a premier Cameroonian law firm with a strong focus on maritime law, serving clients in the country’s key ports of Douala, Kribi, and Limbe​. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Buea​, Kinsmen has quickly gained recognition for its shipping practice, which assists shipowners, charterers, insurers, and port operators with legal matters in Cameroon’s growing maritime sector. The firm prides itself on being at the forefront of shipping and logistics contracts and dispute resolution in Central Africa​.

A full-service firm with a long-standing practice in maritime and transportation law across transactional, regulatory, and contentious issues.

Argentina’s largest law firm, known for its full-service capabilities and leadership in complex cross-border matters.

A Halifax-based firm recognized as the only maritime law firm of its size east of Montreal.

A global law firm with a comprehensive shipping practice and a strong presence in finance and disputes.

An international firm excelling in shipping with a strong tradition in handling diverse maritime issues.

A leading independent Singaporean firm recognized for its strong shipping litigation practice and expertise in commodity trade.

A leading full-service law firm with a strong presence in the Pacific Alliance countries, offering cross-border expertise and innovative legal solutions.

One of Brazil’s largest and most established full-service law firms, recognized for its ethical standards and innovative solutions.

A pre-eminent Singaporean firm renowned for its large and strong shipping litigation team and expertise in finance and restructuring.

An international firm with a significant shipping group, including Master Mariners, offering global services.

An international firm recognized for its strong shipping practice, particularly in finance and disputes.

A firm with offices across Atlantic Canada offering extensive experience in maritime law, both transactional and contentious.

A market-leading Italian boutique firm specializing in shipping and insurance law.

Webber Wentzel is a top-tier South African law firm with an elite shipping law group recognized for its proficiency in both “wet” and “dry” maritime matters​. Founded in 1868, the firm brings extensive experience to port authority representation, maritime casualties, and high-profile shipping litigation. Webber Wentzel’s maritime team – consistently Band 1 ranked by Chambers – handles complex admiralty cases for local and international clients, and is notably skilled in vessel arrest work, often acting on instructions from P&I Clubs.

A leading Norwegian firm with a globally recognized shipping practice and expertise in Norwegian and English law.