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Shirley Li

Shirley is of counsel with Stephenson Harwood's Shanghai Office. She specialises in shipping, international trade, insurance and international commercial litigation and has been practising in China for over 15 years. Her clients include many domestic and international shipowners, operators, chartere... Please follow the link to continue reading.

Tony Paulson

Tony Paulson is West’s Head of Asia and Corporate Director, based in Singapore. He joined the West of England in 1990 and having worked in the Claims Department dealing with a wide variety of Members, he was appointed a Director in 2005. Tony’s responsibilities include full oversight of all sanction... Please follow the link to continue reading.

Antonia Panayides

Antonia is a partner in Reed Smith's Transportation Industry Group. Antonia was called to the Bar in 2006 and has since qualified as a solicitor. She deals with a wide range of contractual offshore and shipping matters. Antonia advises clients on offshore wind projects, specifically in respect of ch... Please follow the link to continue reading.

Phillipa Reid

Phillipa is Assistant Vice President, Claims, Lawyer in Skuld Copenhagen. She has been with Skuld since 2022. She holds an LLM in Maritime Law from University of Cape Town (2012) and an M.Sc from the World Maritime University in Sweden (2015). Phillipa is dual qualified and admitted to practice in b... Please follow the link to continue reading.

Aron Soerensen

Aron Soerensen is Head of Maritime Technology & Regulation at BIMCO. He represents BIMCO on marine, operational and related matters at international organisations such as International Maritime Organization, ISO, International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) and International Hydrogra... Please follow the link to continue reading.

Daniel Carr

Daniel Carr is Assistant General Counsel at Stolt-Nielsen USA Inc. Dan is a 1991 graduate of Suffolk University Law School and is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut. Dan has served in this capacity with Stolt-Nielsen since 2000. Dan provides operational and transactional... Please follow the link to continue reading.

Thomas Damsgaard

Thomas is Regional Manager for BIMCO in the Americas, where his responsibilities encompass member interest, industry engagement including new memberships for the Americas and taking care of the office. Thomas started an exciting shipping career in 1990 and has earned his stripes in a succession of i... Please follow the link to continue reading.

John Butler

John is a partner at Adams&Moore Solicitors LLP, London. Dual-qualified as a Solicitor-Advocate in England & Wales and as a Solicitor in Hong Kong, John is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and has represented clients at arbitrations both ‘ad hoc’ and subject to instit... Please follow the link to continue reading.