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George is a Partner in HFW’s Shipping team. He has more than 30 years of experience focusing on crisis management, wet and dry shipping, cross-border fraud, banking and international trade dispute practices. He has a wealth of experience in the civil and criminal aspects of maritime casualties, including collisions, salvage, groundings, piracy, marine insurance, wreck removal and total loss. George’s work often involves challenging issues of crisis management, in both maritime and commercial situations. He is well known for his kidnap for ransom and piracy work.

George is qualified in New Zealand, Hong Kong and England and Wales, where he is also admitted as a solicitor-advocate in the civil and criminal courts.

George是一名争议解决的专业人士,主要从事跨境欺诈、银行、国际贸易纠纷以及航运法(干湿航运)。George在新西兰、香港、英国及威尔士地区都拥有律师执业资格,并且被当地民事和刑事法院获准为辩护律师。

George在《钱伯斯法律指南》和《法律500强》中一直名列前茅。钱伯斯在2021年度《亚太法律指南》中称,Geroge是一位成熟的执业律师,在航运诉讼领域建立了极高声望。他同样在2020年度《亚太法律500强》中被消息人士评价为”经验丰富“和”一个优秀的合伙人”。

George是夏礼文律师事务所全球海洋海盗团队的一员,该团队在2015年劳埃德名单全球大奖典礼中获得企业社会责任奖。该奖项旨在表彰企业、社会、道德以及环境活动方面的卓越成就,并力求确定最能体现航运业核心即社会和社区精神的公司或组织。该奖项是因表彰该团队在过去的一年中为争取索马里释放22名“被遗忘”海员人质所做的杰出公益工作而颁发的。

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