CJC established its Italian/EU law capacity in December 2025 with the inauguration of its Genoa office. Led by Enrico Vergani, our Italian team brings over 35 years of experience in advising and representing shipowners, port authorities, terminal operators, shipyards, shipping agents, logistics operators, insurance and reinsurance companies, banks specialising in shipping finance and private clients.
The assistance we provide within the Italian/EU market covers:
- Insurance and reinsurance (hull & machinery; general average and total loss; cargo insurance policies; P&I; professional liability policies for transport intermediaries)
- Litigation (arrest of ships and aircrafts; enforcement and securities; civil criminal and administrative proceedings; national and international arbitration; enforcement of foreign judgements and arbitration awards in Italy)
- Logistics and transport (any kind of contract relating to the carriage of goods by sea, air, rail, land; forwarding contracts; warehouse contracts; integrated logistics services; carriage of dangerous goods)
- Port and airport law (terminal contracts; handling contracts; authorisations and concessions)
- Restructuring and insolvency (debt restructuring agreements of shipping companies and airlines; pre-bankruptcy settlements with creditors; multi-jurisdiction insolvency proceedings)
- Shipbuilding, yachtbuilding (shipbuilding, yachtbuilding and refitting contracts; builder’s risk policies)
- Transactional services (MOA and bill of sale; leasing; bare-boat charters and charterparties; ship, yacht and aircraft management contracts; shipping and aviation finance)
- Yachting and private aviation
- EU Custom law (import/export of goods; custom proceedings; special custom regimes and VAT regimes relating to the operation of yachts and private aircrafts within the EU custom territory)
- Shipping and aviation regulatory;
- Commercial law and contracts.