Commercial, Maritime
& Insurance Litigation

Trial & Appellate Advocacy · Shipping · Marine Insurance

Trial and appellate counsel for businesses, shipowners, charterers, insurers, and creditors in commercial disputes, shipping matters, and insurance litigation.

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01 The Practice

Counsel from the initial
dispute through enforcement.

We represent clients in state and federal courts and before arbitral tribunals. Our work brings together contractual analysis, financial evidence, trial and appellate advocacy, and the practical demands of protecting and enforcing rights.

01

Complex Contract
Disputes

Litigation and arbitration concerning commercial agreements, financial obligations, performance, termination, and damages.

02

Fiduciary Duty &
Business Torts

Claims involving fiduciary obligations, alleged fraud, misrepresentation, interference, and other commercial conduct.

03

Corporate &
Alter-Ego Claims

Disputes concerning affiliated entities, corporate separateness, control, and responsibility for commercial obligations.

04

Maritime &
Shipping Disputes

Representation in disputes involving shipowners, charterers, operators, creditors, and other maritime stakeholders.

05

Marine Insurance
& Coverage

Advice and litigation concerning marine insurance policies, coverage obligations, claims, and related commercial issues.

06

Appeals &
Enforcement

Appellate representation and proceedings concerning the recognition and enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards.

02 Maritime & Marine Insurance

The commercial structure.
The cross-border context.

Shipping disputes can involve specialized agreements, affiliated entities, insurance arrangements, and assets across jurisdictions.

We connect maritime and commercial litigation with asset preservation, insolvency proceedings, and enforcement strategy, working with clients and counsel in other jurisdictions where appropriate.

  1. 01

    Shipping Contracts

    Disputes concerning charter parties, freight arrangements, commercial obligations, and related agreements.

  2. 02

    Maritime Remedies

    Proceedings involving maritime attachment, provisional relief, jurisdiction, and enforcement against maritime assets.

  3. 03

    Marine Insurance

    Coverage, claims, allocation, and related disputes arising under marine insurance arrangements.

03 Selected Experience

Selected commercial
& maritime matters.

Representative engagements involving shipping, commercial obligations, affiliated entities, provisional relief, and cross-border enforcement.

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01

Flame S.A. v.
Industrial Carriers

Maritime Litigation · Alter Ego · Enforcement

Trial and appellate litigation concerning maritime obligations, affiliated entities, and enforcement following breached forward freight agreements.

39 F. Supp. 3d 769 (E.D. Va. 2014), aff’d, 807 F.3d 572 (4th Cir. 2015)

02

In re Daebo
International Shipping

Chapter 15 · Maritime Attachments · Cross-Border Insolvency

Chapter 15 proceedings addressing the interaction between maritime attachments and cross-border insolvency relief.

543 B.R. 47 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2015)

03

Farenco Shipping

Shipping · Cross-Border Enforcement · Appellate Litigation

Cross-border shipping and enforcement litigation producing a published Fifth Circuit decision.

516 F. App’x 304 (5th Cir. 2013)

04

AVP Destiny v.
FD Destiny

Interim Relief · Asset Preservation · Appellate Proceedings

Litigation involving interim and protective relief, producing a published Florida appellate decision.

267 So. 3d 1048 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2019)

Representative-Matters Notice

Representative matters include engagements handled by firm attorneys before the founding of Gluck & Co. LLP, including at prior firms. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

04 Integrated Counsel

Legal analysis informed
by the commercial setting.

We assess the legal merits alongside the evidence, commercial objectives, available remedies, and practical obstacles to enforcement. That assessment informs the strategy from the outset.

  1. 01

    Assess
    the dispute

    Evaluate the agreements, governing law, parties, jurisdictions, available evidence, and commercial objectives.

  2. 02

    Develop
    the record

    Use appropriately tailored discovery and expert analysis to address the factual and financial issues in dispute.

  3. 03

    Protect
    the position

    Where appropriate, seek provisional or protective relief to preserve rights, property, evidence, and effective remedies.

  4. 04

    Resolve
    or adjudicate

    Pursue negotiated resolution, trial, arbitration, appeal, or enforcement as the circumstances require.

Related Capabilities

05 Discuss a Matter

Counsel for consequential
commercial disputes.

We welcome inquiries from businesses, shipowners, charterers, insurers, creditors, and other parties concerning commercial, maritime, and insurance disputes.

Contact the Firm

Key Contacts

Meet Our People
Warren Gluck Managing Partner Jacqueline Moody Partner
Chris Keefe Foreign Attorney Alex Englander Associate Louise Grégoire Associate
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