Partner Bruce Paulsen and Associate Jeffrey Dine Authored the United States Chapter of the 2017 Edition of Getting the Deal Through: Shipping 2017. Their chapter provides a summary of key aspects of United States maritime law in Getting the Deal Through’s question and answer format, which allows for reference and comparison of the law of thirty-five maritime jurisdictions.

Reproduced with permission from Law Business Research Ltd. This article was first published in Getting the Deal Through: Shipping 2017, (published in August 2016; contributing editor: Kevin Cooper, Ince & Co LLP) For further information please visit www.gettingthedealthrough.com.