For the fourteenth consecutive year, Chambers USA has ranked Freehill Hogan & Mahar in the top tier of New York maritime law firms. Chambers USA 2018, released on May 3, 2018 once again lists the firm in the top tier, where Freehill is joined by only one other firm. In addition to again ranking the firm No. 1, Chambers has singled out 32 shipping attorneys as “Leading Individuals” and six, more than from any other firm, are FHM partners: Peter Gutowski, Bill Juska, Wayne Meehan, Don Murnane, Gina Venezia, and Mike Unger. In addition, Freehill partner Mike Fernandez was designated a “Notable Practitioner.” Chambers USA’s profile of FHM quotes clients of the firm, saying:
“The firm is very commercially oriented and definitely customer service-driven.”
“The firm’s attorneys “respond quickly to request for advice and assistance, and are extremely well-versed in admiralty and maritime law.”
To read the complete Chambers USA 2018 profile of the firm, click HERE.
Chambers & Partners has been publishing rankings of U.K. attorneys since 1990 and began publishing Chambers Global in 1999, followed by Chambers USA in 2003. The Chambers rankings are the products of independent research carried out by Chamber’s researchers, including numerous interviews with clients and other law firms.