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Robbie is a senior associate in Reed Smith’s Transportation Industry Group. With a focus on maritime law, he has over 14 years’ international experience advising on shipping finance, offshore projects, logistics, and maritime corporate transactions. Dual-qualified in England and Italy, Robbie has a strong record advising major shipowners, commodity traders, and financial institutions on structuring complex cross-border deals and complying with maritime regulations. His specific areas of focus include ship sale and purchase, shipbuilding, ship loans, sale and leaseback, refinancing and restructuring, ship management (including pool and profit-sharing agreements), joint ventures, and logistics and transhipment projects.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Advising a private equity fund on the set-up of a corporate structure and co-investment agreement in relation to a chemical tanker fleet including a vessel acquisition and advising on management arrangements
Advising major shipping company in connection with the negotiation of a senior facility agreement, including the reorganisation of its corporate structure and the refinancing of previous loans
Advising ship-owning company in the acquisition of a dry bulk carrier and relevant Bareboat financing
Experience
Advising a private equity fund on the set-up of a corporate structure and co-investment agreement in relation to a chemical tanker fleet including a vessel acquisition and advising on management arrangements
Advising major shipping company in connection with the negotiation of a senior facility agreement, including the reorganisation of its corporate structure and the refinancing of previous loans
Advising ship-owning company in the acquisition of a dry bulk carrier and relevant Bareboat financing
Acting for the private equity investor in the acquisition of a majority stake in an oil tanker fleet
Acting on the acquisition of an fleet in the context of insolvency proceedings in Italy, including setting up of corporate structure, advising on management agreements, financing, refitting of the vessels and resale of the same to third party buyers
Representing a ship owning company in the negotiation of transhipment services in developing countries, including advising on relevant transhipment procedure, relevant financing, shipbuilding contracts and conversion contracts, authorisation from competent authorities
Advising a ship-owning company in the share deal comprising the sale of 15+ bulk carriers
Acting on a M&A deal relating to the acquisition of a towage service company in Italy
Credentials
Education
Education
- Southampton University – Institute of Maritime Law, 2015, 42nd Maritime Law Short Course
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, 2007, LL.M., American Law and International Legal Practice
- Law School of the University of Florence, 2006, LL.M., Laurea Magistrale in Giurisprudenza
- Law School of the University of Florence, 2004, LL.B., Laurea in Scienze Giuridiche
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- England and Wales
- Italy
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