Kirsten Cottrell-Conacher

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Kirsten joined the firm in 2015 as a trainee, before qualifying into the Marine Assets and Project Group in 2017 as an Associate, based in our London office.

She is experienced in advising on all non-contentious aspects of marine projects, with particular experience of shipbuilding contracts, all aspects of sale and purchase work, and a variety of charterparty forms.  Kirsten has acted for lenders, owners and charterers on ship finance transactions, including pre- and post-delivery finance, sale and leasebacks, and superyacht finance.  Kirsten also regularly advises clients – principally but not exclusively in the shipping and oil and gas spaces – on their compliance with UK and EU sanctions.

Kirsten has a first class degree in English Literature and History from the University of Edinburgh, and is a native Gaelic speaker.

Experience

• Acting for a major international private bank on several superyacht financing and refinancing transactions.
• Acting for owners of a fleet of LNG carriers on matters ranging from sale and leaseback financing, delivery of newbuilds into long-term time charters, and sanctions compliance issues.
• Acting for the charterer in respect of the charter of a tug and tow to transport a large item of specialist equipment, using the PROJECTCON form.
• Advising a major energy company in relation to the chartering arrangements for an FSRU.
• Advising the intended bareboat charterer of a fleet of vessels (at the time still under construction) on protecting its rights in circumstances where there were concerns regarding the head owner’s solvency.
• Advising a superyacht owner on their rights regarding the disputed termination of a MYBA Charter Agreement for reasons of force majeure, arising during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Drafting standard-form documents for several superyacht building  and design clients, including brokerage and consultancy agreements, NDAs, guarantees, and management agreements.
• Advising owners and charterers of LNG carriers in relation to charterparty and financing arrangements.