Practice Areas

At DeForest, we have a group of specialists who provide legal advice on maritime law issues, mainly in commercial, administrative, criminal, and labor aspects, and also deal with insurance issues.

Likewise, we have the necessary elements to intervene in judicial, administrative, contentious-administrative proceedings, out-of-court negotiations, arbitration, and other alternative means of dispute resolution, as well as in the drafting of agreements and contracts.

Our main services in this area are the following:

• Advice on maritime accidents.
• Arrest and seizure of vessels.
• Review and drafting of vessel purchase and lease agreements.
• Advice on pollution and environmental damage.
• Advice on maritime financing and mortgages.
• Cargo claims and complaints.
• Advice on maritime insurance covering disputes over freight, delays, and defense (FDD insurance).
• Advice on maritime hull and machinery insurance and protection and indemnity insurance (H&M and P&I insurance).
• Advice and follow-up on subrogation matters.