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Interpleader of Maritime Claims

27th Biennial Tulane Admiralty Law Institute

New Orleans Board of Trade
New Orleans, LA

Blank Rome Partner Jeremy A. Herschaft will speak at the 27th Biennial Tulane Admiralty Law Institute, being held February 28 through March 2, 2018, at the New Orleans Board of Trade in New Orleans, LA.

Jeremy’s panel, “Interpleader of Maritime Claims,” will take place on Thursday, March 1, from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. His co-panelists will be:

  • Moderator: David B. Sharpe, Chair of the Program Committee of the Admiralty Law Institute (Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard; New Orleans, LA)
  • Brian P. Maloney (Seward & Kissel LLP; New York, NY)
  • Evangeline Quek (Stephenson Harwood; Shanghai, China)

The Institute’s theme is “Admiralty Jurisdiction & Procedure: Blueprint for Practice” and some of the other topics to be covered include:

  • Evolution & Unification of the Federal Admiralty Rules & Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
  • Maritime Liens, Jurisdiction & Choice of Law
  • Vessel Arrest Under U.S. Law
  • Offshore Jurisdiction & Choice of Law
  • Agency Jurisdiction - Securing the Waterfront
  • And more

For more information or to register, please visit the event webpage.