As part of our ongoing commitment to grow and expand our relationship with foreign law firms, we are thrilled to be sending a 17-person team of business litigation, corporate, international trade, real estate, labor & employment, luxury brands, maritime, and white collar defense and investigations professionals to the International Bar Association’s (“IBA”) 2026 Annual Conference, being held October 4 through 9, 2026, in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Blank Rome Maritime partner Noe S. Hamra will serve as a panelist for the “Hot Topics in Maritime and Transport Law” session, which will take place on Monday, October 5, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

About the Session

This session will address a selection of topics of universal interest to maritime lawyers.

Panelists:

  • Session Co-Chair: Henrik Hagberg, Advokatfirmaet Thommessen, Oslo, Norway; Member, Maritime and Transport Law Committee Advisory Board
  • Session Co-Chair: Giovanna Montanaro, Wartmann Merker, Zürich, Switzerland
  • Noe Hamra, Blank Rome LLP, New York, New York, USA
  • Claire Messer, Hill Dickinson LLP, London, England
  • Enrique Sibauste, Patton Moreno & Asvat, London, England
  • Eckehard Volz, NoordenJones Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten und Solicitors mbB, Hamburg, Germany

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