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Trends and Developments Contributed by: Bradley Rose and Clint Mead Kaye, Rose and Partners LLP

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Kaye, Rose and Partners LLP was established in 1991 after its founding partners, Larry Kaye and Bradley Rose, left a pre-eminent international law firm to open a boutique firm specialising in maritime law. Representing a handful of cruise lines, commer - cial shipping companies and their insurers, the firm quickly grew, staffing offices in each of California’s major port cities, Los Angeles/Long Beach, San Francisco/Oakland, and San Diego. More than three decades later – during which time the firm has been named as one of the Top 25 boutique law firms in

California – Kaye, Rose & Partners has diversified be - yond its traditional maritime practice to provide an array of legal services to businesses worldwide in the areas of corporate transactions and litigation, busi - ness affairs consulting, inland transportation, gov - ernment agency regulation and media entertainment. The firm serves as General Counsel to Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the world’s largest cruise industry trade association representing cruise lines worldwide.

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Bradley Rose is the firm’s managing partner and co-founder. For the past 30 years, he has specialised in the litigation and transactional needs of multinational companies engaged in the global transportation of goods

Clint Mead was a Jones Act seaman who worked as a commercial fisherman in Alaska and a roughneck and crane operator on oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico prior to attending law school. He specialised in maritime

and people. With a specialty in maritime and transportation law, Bradley routinely represents international shipping companies, cruise lines, third party logistics and trucking companies, and their insurance underwriters. He has defended ship- owners in large-scale pollution matters, labour strikes and contractual disputes. Bradley serves as Associate General Counsel for Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and has acted as lead trial counsel in several mass casualty lawsuits.

and admiralty law at Tulane University Law School and has over a decade of experience litigating maritime personal injury and wrongful death cases as well as complex contractual disputes. Clint continues to use his real world and legal expertise in a variety of areas including maritime and admiralty, contracts, cargo and shipping disputes, personal injury, and wrongful death.

Kaye Rose & Partners Kaye Rose & Partners 1801 Century Park East Suite 2400 Los Angeles CA 90067 USA

Tel: +1 619 232 6555 Fax: +1 619 232 6577 Email: lkaye@kayerose.com Web: www.kayerose.com

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