Practice Areas

Transportation Issues

Besides an expertise in litigation related disputes we handle transportation and logistic related commercial transactions as well. These included lease negotiations for warehouse and land transactions. The firm has an expertise in drafting of Bill of lading terms and conditions, review of cargo Service contracts, carrier interchange agreements, insurance contract disputes, Owner operator agreements for the trucking industry. Has your company been audited or investigated by OSHA, then we can help. As an additional service to our Clients we offer account receivable collection efforts as well. So if your company, transports, receives, distributes or sells goods then we are your one stop shop for legal advice.

Maritime Law

Our lawyers have tenaciously represented Ocean Carriers, vessel owners, port terminal operators and others involved in the logistics, shipping, and transportation of cargo in Florida, the Caribbean and Central and South America. We have assisted our Clients in disputes with the Federal Maritime Commission, OSHA, US Customs and foreign governmental agencies. If you have a Charter party dispute requiring arbitration or need a Charter Party tailored to your specific requirements we can help. The firm has also advised Clients in connection with and the creation of Slot Charter and Vessel Sharing agreements. We work closely with our maritime Client in developing legal contracts and strategies which protects them from unnecessary claims and litigation. Moreover, we have successfully negotiated long terms contracts on our Client’s behalf with Port Authorities in both US and foreign ports.

Ocean Transport Intermediaries

We have developed over decades an unrivaled expertise in representing OTI’s, Freight Forwarders, NVOCC’s, 3 PL’s, Multimodal and Warehouse Operators with respect to all manner of legal problems related to their logistic and transportation business operations. Do you have the necessary legal contracts in place to protect your rights? Have you received a claim for loss or damage to cargo for which you are not responsible? Do you want to obtain a license from the Federal Maritime Commission, if so, we can help. Do you need assistance with the collection of overdue freight and other shipping charges? Do you have a claim against your insurance company which has not been paid? We have helped similar companies in Miami, throughout the State of Florida, the US and around the World with problems related to these kinds of legal concerns and we can therefore help you as well.