We are a boutique, independent law firm with experienced and professional staff. We have been working in maritime law since 1993.

Our clients are Latvian, European, Russian ship owners, managers, P&I clubs, marine underwriters, ship agencies, ship-chandlers, bunker suppliers, shipyards, banks and companies operating in any other areas related to marine and shipping business.

Our effective cooperation with correspondent lawyers all over the world (including countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America) gives us an opportunity to provide our clients with quick and competent legal support.

We are an active member of international network of professional law firms practicing ship arrest and supporting services. So with us and with assistance of ship arrest community our clients can appreciate the best practice of ship arrest and release in various jurisdictions and are guided through certain procedures, paperwork and time bars under various national law systems related to ship arrest.

Our Principal Mr Edward Kuznetsov is a practicing arbitrator and certified mediator with experience to decide disputes in maritime law sphere.

In 2013 Edward has been rewarded with title “The Best member of the Shiparrested.com net 2003-2013” as the best maritime lawyer-member of the net during the decade.

Edward is member-arbitrator of the London Court of International Arbitration (the LCIA) (www.lcia.org), Full member of the German maritime arbitrators association (the GMAA) (https://gmaa.de/index.php?option=com_joodb&view=catalog&format=html&reset=false&ordering=&orderby=&Itemid=375&task=&search=schiedsrichter&searchfield=schiedsrichter&limit=500&lang=en), arbitrator (supporting member) of the LMAA (London Maritime Arbitrators Association) (https://lmaa.london/details/user/ek/?back-to=2396), arbitrator of the Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre (EMAC) https://www.emac.org.ae/emac-panel/ and of some another international maritime arbitration hubs.

Since 2012 till 2019 Edward more than 45 times was appointed as arbitrator and participated as arbitrator in disputes resolution in the ICAC and the MAC of the ICC of Russia (The International Commercial Arbitration Court and Maritime Arbitration Commission at the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry), in the LCIA, LMAA, GMAA, Riga District Arbitration Court, Court of Arbitration of the Estonian ICC.