Nicholas Kazaz
Senior Associate @HFW
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Associate @HFW
London, GB
Nicholas Kazaz is an experienced international commercial dispute resolution lawyer, specialising in offshore oil & gas, energy, and marine. He focuses on disputes arising from installation contracts, charter parties, bills of lading, shipbuilding, rig disputes, towage, collisions, salvage, general average, groundings, total loss, and limitation. Among others, he acts for and advises shipowners, charterers, energy companies, contractors, shipyards, ship managers, and P&I Clubs.Nicholas has particular experience of drafting and negotiating a range of contracts in the shipping and offshore sectors, including BIMCO SUPPLYTIME, TOWCON and BARGEHIRE and other standard contracts, as well as bespoke OSV vessel charter parties.Since joining HFW, Nicholas has undertaken secondments in Australia (to HFW\'s Perth Office with a focus on the Offshore / Oil & Gas / Commodities sectors), to the in-house legal team of a major offshore drilling company, an international tanker owner, to an International Group P&I Club / Insurer, and a leading insurance broker.Nicholas is qualified in England and Wales.See:
EDUCATION
University of Oxford
B.A., Theology
King's College London
LL.M., International Commercial Law
BPP Law School
Bar Vocational Course
City St George’s, University of London
Post Graduate Diploma in Law, Law
SKILLS
ABOUT NICHOLAS KAZAZ
Nicholas Kazaz is an experienced international commercial dispute resolution lawyer, specialising in offshore energy (O&G and Renewables), and marine. Clients he advises include: energy companies, cable owners and operators (telecoms / fibre optic, electric), contractors, shipowners, charterers, shipyards, ship managers, brokers, and insurers / P&I Clubs. His experience extends to all the major arbitral institutions including LCIA, ICC, SIAC, SCMA, LMAA, ad hoc arbitration, and the English courts. Nicholas has particular experience of drafting and negotiating a range of contracts in the offshore energy and marine sectors, including BIMCO SUPPLYTIME, TOWCON and BARGEHIRE, LOGIC contracts, and other standard contracts, as well as bespoke contracts.Since joining HFW, Nicholas has undertaken secondments in Australia (to HFW\'s Perth Office with a focus on the Offshore / Oil & Gas / Commodities sectors), to the in-house legal team of a major international tanker owner, to an International Group P&I Club / Insurer, and a leading insurance broker in Turkey.In addition, Nicholas assists start-ups, art galleries, collectors and designers with their legal issues, and he is a member of HFW\'s Innovation Lab.Nicholas is qualified in England and Wales.
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