Recent Developments in Coastwise Trade
By Sandra L. Knapp - At the end of July 2017, the U.S. Coast Guard issued two letter rulings that are of interest to the U.S. Jones Act trade industry. The first one, issued on July 25th, confirms the U.S…
Near-Perfect Record for Gawthrop Greenwood Partners on “Top Lawyers”
Continuing its consistently high rankings on the “Top Lawyers” list by Main Line Today, 94 percent of the partners at Gawthrop Greenwood have been named in 2017. Main Line Today is a regional lifestyle magazine that serves Pennsylvania’s western suburbs…
Autonomous Ships: Regulations Left in Their Wake?
The following was first published by The Maritime Executive, the largest business journal in the maritime industry, reaching 127 countries. Gawthrop Greenwood partner Michael F. Merlie is a Maritime Executive author. The general public is well aware of the continuing…
Gawthrop Greenwood in “2016 Best Places to Work”
On the same day that 14 of its attorneys were announced as "Top Lawyers," Gawthrop Greenwood, PC has been named to the 2016 list of “Best Places to Work” by the Philadelphia Business Journal. Each year, the Business Journal teams with Quantum Workplace…
Maritime Update: Crude Oil Export Ban is History
By Sandra L. Knapp - On December 11, 2015, President Obama signed into law a spending bill that includes a provision lifting the ban on crude oil exports. As previously noted, the oil companies have been hard at work to…
Gawthrop Greenwood in “Best Law Firms”
Gawthrop Greenwood, PC has been named to the 2016 list of “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News and Best Lawyers®, the leading survey of lawyers worldwide. The firm’s designation is in Metropolitan Tier 2, Delaware, Trusts & Estates Law. The…
Maritime Alert: Crude Oil Export Ban
By Sandra L. Knapp - For the last twelve months, we read off and on in the news that there is momentum to lift the 1970s-era ban on the export of crude oil. The Wall Street Journal reported a year…
Michael Merlie Featured in “The Maritime Executive”
Gawthrop Greenwood partner Michael Merlie was featured in The Maritime Executive magazine for his insights on maritime law. Read Michael's interview for the article "Low-Sulfur Marathon."