Bio

The head of Seward & Kissel’s renowned Maritime and Transportation Finance practice, Michael Timpone has played a substantial role in shaping the evolution of finance in the shipping industry in the 21st century. He has spent his career advising major industry players on their most significant financings and other transactions, and through those deals has driven larger trends that define the maritime space today. Mike devotes much of his practice to the representation of lenders and borrowers in secured loans and other financings. He also regularly advises on the formation of joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, asset finance transactions, securities transactions, and restructurings.