Ince & Co further strengthens Middle East partner presence

Pavlo Samothrakis

Ince & Co announced the partner promotion of Pavlo Samothrakis in its Dubai office. Samothrakis has been with Ince & Co since 2006 and moved to the Dubai office in 2008. He advises on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters in the shipping & international trade and offshore energy sectors.

On the contentious side, Samothrakis deals with charterparty/bill of lading disputes, ship arrests, shipbuilding disputes, ship sale and purchase disputes and casualty work. He has represented owners of vessels and other parties in the shipping and offshore sectors in relation to several recent maritime casualties within the Middle East region. He also advises clients on commercial and transactional matters including the drafting of charterparties, contracts related to offshore services, contracts of affreightment, sale of goods contracts, vessel sale and purchase transactions and shipbuilding contracts. Samothrakis has particular experience of advising on contracts for the shipment, handling and transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas.