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Since 1982 we have been offering our clients legal advice in the key areas of ­corporate and commercial law­ as well as maritime commercial law.

In the field of maritime commercial law we have­ unique expertise built up over decades of experience. ­With over 20 lawyers in Hamburg and London, we are one of the leading law firms in this field.

Clients

Our clients include­ corpo­rates as well as high net-worth individuals­. We advise banks,­ institutional­ and private investors, private equity and hedge funds­, family offices, issuing houses­, leasing companies­, ship and­ container management companies­, shipping companies­, shipyards, consul­tants and other­ companies with and without maritime ties.

Areas of practice

We advise on domestic and inter­na­tional transac­tions and on dispute resolution. In most cases these are maritime and corporate matters as well as ship finance transac­tions. We advise on German and English law, on the law of the Marshall Islands and on selected questions of Greek and Liberian law. We focus on the following areas:

Ship finance

All legal aspects of the­ financing and refinancing of ships.

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Ship sale and purchase

Ship sale and purchase, including the prepa­ration of­ transaction documents and organi­sation of the sale process.

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Corporate law, mergers and acquisitions

National and­ inter­na­tional corporate law, including both domestic and cross-border M&A transactions.

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Restruc­turing, reorga­nization and insol­vency law

Develo­pment and imple­men­tation of restruc­turing solutions and insol­vency processes within the framework of existing­ finan­cings.

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Arrest and forced sale

Ship arrests and auctions of ships both domesti­cally and internationally.

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Regis­tration

Ship and ship mortgage regis­tra­tions both in Germany and internationally.

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Charter contracts

Prepa­ration and negotiation of charter and pool agreements.

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Ship management contracts

Prepa­ration and negotiation of ship management agreements.

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Shipbuilding, ship conversion

Shipbuilding, ship repair and ship conversion transactions.

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Dispute resolution

Court and arbitration proceedings­ in Germany, England and the Marshall Islands.

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Container transac­tions

All aspects of the purchase and sale, management and financing of containers.

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Offshore

All aspects of offshore transactions.

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Cruise

Advice on all aspects of building and ­financing cruise ships.

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Super­yachts

Advice on all aspects of transac­tions involving luxury and superyachts

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Marshall Islands law

All aspects in relation to the law of the Marshall Islands.

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General commercial law

All aspects of contract, trade and commercial law.

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Lawyers and Commercial Lawyers

Bianca Bade

Bianca Bade

Hendrik Brauns

Hendrik Brauns

Benjamin Chen

Benjamin Chen

Sven Deters

Sven Deters, LL.M. (Cape Town)

Dr. Klaus Dimigen

Dr. Klaus Dimigen

Colin Ferris

Colin Ferris

Hanno Geißler

Hanno Geißler, LL.M. (Swansea)

Dr. Julia Glocke

Dr. Julia Glocke

Arunkumar Gunase­karan

Richard Henderson

Richard Henderson

Christina Kertscher

Nils Klages

Hanna Marbun

Hanna Marbun, LL.M.

Rebecca Oliver

Rebecca Oliver

Adam Parmenter

Adam Parmenter

Dr. Stefan Rindfleisch

Dr. Stefan Rindfleisch

Dr. Hauke Rittscher

Dr. Hauke Rittscher

Stefanie Rogge

Stefanie Rogge

Marta Ron

Marta Ron, LL.M.

Dr. Carolin Schmeding

Dr. Carolin Schmeding

Christiana Soukri

Chris­tiana Soukri

Laura Thompson

Maje Tode

Maje Tode

Awards and Rankings

The Legal 500 Germany 2023

Ehlermann Rindfleisch Gadow (ERG) is able to provide clients with compre­hensive support in all areas due to the team size and core compe­tencies in the maritime sector.”

ERG under­stands that ship finance requires a pragmatic approach.”

ERG is excep­tional in its ship finance practice, both in German and English law.”

The ERG team is as pragmatic as possible and as dogmatic as necessary. The lawyers think proac­tively and are always up to date.”

Chambers Global 2023

Ehlermann Rindfleisch Gadow is a law firm that offers unique expertise on the Republic of the Marshall Islands, with several of the firm’s members being admitted and regis­tered to practise in this juris­diction. The team is parti­cu­larly well placed to handle shipping and ship finan­cings pertaining to Marshall Islands law.”

Clients say

The firm is well placed to advise on cross-border mandates.”

They have a pragmatic approach, are client-oriented and always looking to find a solution. If I am on the wrong path they will tell me to recon­sider, which I appre­ciate. ERG was worth what we paid for. I would rate them ten out of ten.”

The Legal 500 Germany 2022

Ranking Transport: Ship finance – Tier 1

The firm’s partners excel in in-depth knowledge of ship financing, construction contracts, regis­tra­tions, charter parties, arbitration cases, M&A, etc. At the same time, they are prompt in their responses, solution-oriented, pragmatic, clear in their statements!”

In the field of ship finance, the firm has extensive know-how and is very well connected in the market. Hands-on mentality and pragmatic, quick solutions within the pre-defined fee framework.”

Chambers Europe 2023

Ranking Trans­por­tation: Shipping: Finance in Germany – Band 1

The boutique law firm Ehlermann Rindfleisch Gadow is renowned for its exquisite strength in ship financing mandates.”

Ehlermann Rindfleisch Gadow has a very pragmatic approach, is always very target-oriented and has a very sophisti­cated out-of-the box thinking.”

For more sophisti­cated and non-standard ship finance transac­tions, the Ehlermann team is first choice.”

Especially in complex transac­tions the team brings a lot of additional value to the table.”

The service level is strong, as are the response times.”

Handels­blatt / Best Lawyers 2022

Lawyer of the Year” for Asset Finance Law in Hamburg: Dr. Stefan Rindfleisch

JUVE HANDBUCH 2022/2023

Industry clients also praise the fair billing model compared to larger firms.”

JUVE HANDBUCH 2021/2022

More than almost any other law firm, ERG has a long-standing tradition in bank-side ship financing. Its specia­li­sa­tions in English law and Chinese trade relations are also regularly in demand.”

Clients from the non-maritime sector are also drawn to their expertise in corporate law.”