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Dear Members: Many of you have received solicitations from companies offering to sell you the “MLA Mailing List.” Some of you have received an email notifying you that the MLA has sent you a “file download link.” Recently, you may have received an email saying you have an “invoice.” Please note that these are not legitimate solicitations. The ...

Simms Showers LLP seeks partner, of counsel and associate-level attorneys with three (3) or more years practice experience with background including federal judicial clerkship, law review and/or top 50 law school degree, to join our national and international practice in admiralty and maritime, and complex federal civil litigation. We seek lawyers with demonstrated client development ability ...

Our hearts go out to our Members and their families affected by Hurricane Ian. If the Association can assist in any way, please reach out to an Officer or Board Member and let us know.

Dear Members: Many of you have received an email notifying you that the MLA has sent you a file download link. Please note that this is not a legitimate email. Some warning signs of these fake emails are poor grammar and punctuation, such as improper capitalization, misuse of commas, periods, or question marks. In addition, the domain is ...

Dear Members: We are pleased to announce that registration for the Fall 2022 Meeting is now open. The Meeting will take place Tuesday, October 25 through Saturday, October 29, 2022 at the spectacular Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego, California. The Pacific Admiralty Seminar will provide two half-days of continuing legal education on the U.S. and London markets ...

Dear Members: Many of you have received solicitations from companies offering to sell you the “MLA Mailing List.”  Please note that this is not a legitimate solicitation. The email states: Greetings, Would you like to obtain The Maritime Law Association (MLA) – Mailing List.? Due to COVID-19, we make you to access complete list at discount price in an excel ...

The MLA has received requests and suggestions for support and humanitarian aid in connection with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, which are posted below. Ukrainian Maritime Bar Association In a letter dated February 26, 2022, the Ukrainian Maritime Bar Association (UMBA) called on the Comité Maritime International and Presidents of National Maritime Law Associations to ...

The MLA’s Immediate Past President, Francis X. Nolan, III served as a delegate in the official United States delegation to UNCITRAL in Working Group VI which completed the revision and finalization of the Convention for the Recognition of the Effects of Judicial Sale of Ships this past February. Mr. Nolan has been actively involved in ...

The Maritime Executive: Opinion: To Support U.S. Interests, Ratify UNCLOS and Rotterdam Rules, by President David J. Farrell, Jr. From photos of anchored container ships waiting to unload at U.S. ports highlighting the supply chain crisis, to China’s maritime expansionism in the Pacific further threatening international trade and peace, current events point to two key international ...