N&B represents clients in litigation, arbitration, casualty investigation and administrative hearings, contract negotiation, dispute avoidance and regulatory compliance in many areas of the law, including:

• Shipping Charter party disputes, including problems of formation, performance, termination, demurrage, safe berths or ports and cargo loss or damage.
• Casualties, including grounding, stranding, collisions, explosions, fires, sinkings, salvage and general average affecting vessels and cargoes.
• Bills of lading and contracts of affreightment, including problems of drafting, detention of goods in transit, freight collection, cargo damage and loss, and various regulatory problems.
• Vessel brokerage and agency disputes.
• Maritime personal injury and death claims.
• Environmental Regulatory compliance and contract negotiation for strategic avoidance of risk.
• On-site spill investigation and advice.
• Prosecution and defense of pollution claims.
• Negotiation of administrative penalties and natural resource damage assessments.
• Insurance Resolutions of disputes among insurers, reinsurers and brokers. Resolution of insurance coverage disputes under a wide range of policies.
• General Commercial and Corporate International trade and commodities, including issues of sales contract formation and termination, quality/quantity claims and letter of credit disputes.
• Corporate, joint venture and limited liability company formation and dispute resolution.
• Product liability claims.
• Bankruptcy.