Alice is a partner based in the firm's New York office, with a wide-ranging practice in the maritime and transportation sectors.
Alice is highly experienced in shipping/asset finance and U.S. Jones Act matters – her primary focus areas. She advises on the financing of vessels through both traditional and alternative finance solutions, as well as the structuring of vessel ownership, M&A transactions involving shipping companies, and the construction, sale, and leasing of vessels in both the U.S. domestic and international markets. Alice also helps clients navigate the requirements of the U.S. Jones Act and the regulations of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), the Maritime Administration (MarAd), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Her experience extends to the aviation industry.
Additionally, Alice is a maritime litigator by background and continues to represent clients in charter party and other maritime disputes, as well as maritime attachment, arrest, and repossession cases, including mortgage foreclosures.
Alice has received several accolades in recognition of her leadership and excellence in her field. In 2025, she was ranked in Chambers USA for Nationwide Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance, and she was listed as a Next Generation Partner in The Legal 500 USA for Shipping Finance. Alice was also named the 2025 North America Shipping/Maritime Lawyer of the Year at the Women in Business Law Americas Awards presented by the Legal Benchmarking Group.
Recognitions
Recognized by Lawdragon 500 as Leading Lawyers in Maritime, Admiralty & The High Seas, 2026
- Winner of the 2025 North America Shipping/Maritime Lawyer of the Year at the Women in Business Law Americas Awards
Listed as a Next Generation Partner in The Legal 500 US for Shipping Finance, 2025 - 2026
Credentials
Education
- New York University, 2016, LL.M., International Legal Studies
- Science Po Law School, 2014, LL.M., Economic Law
Professional admissions & qualifications
- New York
Court admissions
- U.S. District Court - Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court - Eastern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals - Second Circuit
Professional affiliations
- New York City Bar Association
- Maritime Law Association of the United States
- International Law Association, Committee on Submarine Cables and Pipelines and International Law
Practices
Industries
Languages spoken
French, German, Spanish
News
- Reed Smith advises Kartesia Asset Finance on €35 million refinancing of offshore wind vessels(20 October 2026)
- Legal 500 US recognizes Reed Smith with 39 practice rankings and 27 lawyer recognitions(9 June 2026)
- Chambers USA 2026 recognizes Reed Smith with 79 practice rankings and 173 lawyer recognitions(4 June 2026)
- Reed Smith wins Marine Money Deal of the Year award for maritime transactional excellence(19 May 2026)
- Reed Smith partner Alice Colarossi named 'North America Shipping/Maritime Lawyer of the Year' at Women in Business Law Awards(18 June 2025)
- Reed Smith earns numerous practice and individual listings in 2025 Legal 500 USA guide(12 June 2025)
- Chambers USA 2025 awards Reed Smith 76 practice rankings, profiles 145 lawyers(5 June 2025)
- Reed Smith’s Private Equity and Transportation Industry teams represent TAEF in a revolving credit facility for Hartree(31 July 2024)
- Reed Smith lawyers and practices show strength in Legal 500 US directory(13 June 2024)
- Reed Smith announces promotions for 2024(8 January 2024)
Insights
Drafting Arbitration Clauses for Shipbuilding Contracts
Drafting Arbitration Clauses for Shipbuilding Contracts
- High Seas Vessel Forfeitures Face Constitutional Headwinds(3 June 2026)
- Drafting Arbitration Clauses for Shipbuilding Contracts(August 2024)
- Global Construction Update: The energy transition issue(17 July 2024)
Blogs
- Jones Act waiver update—clarifications and uncertainty(20 March 2026)
- New Jones Act Waiver(18 March 2026)
- Financing Charters: A Game Changer for ship leasing in Europe(28 February 2025)
- USTR proposed crackdown on Chinese shipbuilding(27 February 2025)
- Impact of the New FMC Rules on Detention and Demurrage in the Context of a Possible Strike at U.S. East and Gulf Coast Ports Starting on October 1st(27 September 2024)
- The Unfolding Legal Ramifications of the Baltimore Bridge Collision Incident(26 September 2024)
- New FMC Rule on Demurrage and Detention under OSRA 2022(28 March 2024)
- New U.S. Court Decision on What Constitutes Impermissible Foreign Control under the Jones Act(28 March 2024)
- Offshore wind farms: Climate commitments and challenges in the U.S.(14 March 2024)
- New U.S. Supreme Court decision recognizing enforceability of choice-of-law clauses in maritime contracts, subject to narrow exceptions(12 March 2024)
- New CBP Jones Act Ruling Prevents Release of Vapor from LNG Loaded at 1st U.S. Port during Loading at 2nd U.S. Port(30 November 2023)
- New U.S. Coast Guard guidance on the use of Jones Act warrants by non-citizens(9 May 2023)
- U.S. Supreme Court to consider enforceability of choice of law provision in maritime contract(18 April 2023)
- How the new “BBNJ” or “high seas” treaty may soon result in new obligations for the private sector(29 March 2023)
- New United Nations treaty on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ)(7 March 2023)
Events
- Hong Kong Maritime Week 2025: International Maritime Law Updates(Wednesday, November 19, 2025)
- From Risk to Return: Investing in Shipping’s Future(Wednesday, October 15, 2025)
- Hong Kong Maritime Week 2024: Maritime Law Updates(Wednesday, November 20, 2024)
- Maritime Law Updates(Wednesday, November 22, 2023)