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Collier Walsh Nakazawa LLP is thrilled to announce that Barbara Holland (left) and Anusha Pillay (right) have been featured in the article "No Longer 'Bad Luck On Board' - An Intro to Your Local Female Maritime Bar" published on December 17th by the Washington State Bar News. A recognition of the trail blazing dedication of both Barbara and Anusha. We are proud to have them as members of our team! Be sure to read the article: https://lnkd.in/e5fhhTAR

Western District of Washington Dismisses Jones Act Case, Upholding Forum Selection Clause in Foreign Crewmember’s Employment Contract Collier Walsh Nakazawa LLP is proud to have assisted a prominent ship operator and its technical office with the successful enforcement of the forum selection clause in a seaman’s employment agreement before the Western District of Washington. Thanks to the efforts of our Seattle team, particularly Anusha Pillay and Zachary Farley, our clients achieved dismissal of a complaint filed by a foreign seaman who alleged injury while at sea. Despite the terms of an enforceable employment agreement, the seaman’s receipt of immediate medical care when he arrived in Seattle, and his ongoing care in his home country, he brought an action attempting to seek remedies before the federal courts of Washington. The Western District upheld the forum selection and choice of law clauses in the seaman’s contract and ruled favorably on our clients’ Motion to Dismiss for Forum Non Conveniens. The Court agreed that the seaman’s home country was the appropriate forum for the dispute. Our clients’ success was a truly global endeavor that required us to reach out to our international network of experienced, knowledgeable maritime attorneys to provide interpretations of the maritime laws of Ukraine and Canada (Montreal, in particular). We thank the timely efforts of Jean-Marie Fontaine and Jean-Francois Bilodeau of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) in Montreal and Artem Volkov of ANK Law in Odesa, Ukraine for providing their expertise to support our clients’ motion. www.cwn-law.com #JonesAct #WesternDistrictofWashington #MaritimeLaw #MaritimeIndustry

From 'gCaptain': $3 billion investment in U.S. Ports.

On Saturday, October 19th, at the Freedom of the Seas Gala aboard the USS IOWA, the winners of the 2024 Admiral Samuel L. Gravely, Jr. Essay Contest were recognized by Collier Walsh Nakazawa's Joe Walsh. The contest, which kicks off in February during Black History Month, encourages student's essays to feature Admiral Gravely's core principals of Education, Motivation, and Perseverance. Collier Walsh Nakazawa is proud to be the Presenting Sponsor of the Gravely Essay Contest for the 6th year.

On October 10th, Collier Walsh Nakazawa’s Caroline Wilson (center) was a panelist at the Pacific Admiralty Seminar Session, “Dali’s Folly: Implications of the Dali Bridge Allision”. #Admiralty #MaritimeLaw #PacificAdmiraltySeminar

In addition to new fuels, design and efficiency is a key ingredient in the plan to reduce emissions: #MaritimeLaw #Admiralty #EnvironmentalLaw #MaritimeIndustry

Interesting read about the maiden voyage of the world's first ammonia-powered vessel:

Unprecedented growth at both the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach:

We were proud to host an Open House on August 21st at our Seattle office.

The shipping industry has a goal of net-zero emission by 2050. This interesting article discusses a device being developed jointly by Cal Tech and USC that has the potential to go a long way toward that goal. #EnvironmentalLaw #MaritimeLaw #MaritimeIndustry #Transportation