Practice groups
Maritime, Aviation and Transportation
Israel’s Leading Maritime Law Firm
S. Friedman & Co. is preeminent in maritime and transportation law in Israel, with a long and distinguished history of serving both Israeli and international clients, shipowners, operators and builders, managers and NVOCC’s, freight forwarders and customs clearance agents, logistics services providers (including third party logistics operators) and land transporters. We are experienced in all aspects of maritime litigation and dispute resolution, including cargo claims, marine injury claims, marine casualty, charter-party disputes, shipbuilding disputes, sale and purchase disputes. We have expertise in the full range of admiralty matters, including collision and pilotage claims and the enforcement of maritime liens.
We have decades of experience in marine insurance law and related issues, such as GA and salvage, conduct litigation and resolve disputes in connection therewith. We regularly represent and advise P & I clubs and foreign insurers on various issues related to Israeli law.
At the Forefront of International Transportation
We advise major international shipping concerns in all aspects of their businesses, with particular expertise in fleet acquisition and asset-backed finance along with taxation, regulatory, and insurance liability issues. We also advise the State of Israel in various shipping matters. We have unique expertise in ship and aircraft finance and related matters and have represented Israel’s largest shipping concern in the acquisition and financing of its fleet as well as other shipowners in the acquisition and disposition of vessels. We are also experienced in the registration and leasing of aircraft.
Group Practice Areas
- Aircraft Finance and Security
- Vessel Finance and Security
- Building, Acquisition and Disposal of Vessels and Aircraft
- Full Service Admiralty Practice
- Conference, Joint Venture and Consortia Agreements
- Competition Law
- Finance
- Litigation and Charter-party Disputes
- Insurance