INTRODUCTION
Contributed by: Yoav Harris, John Harris (1940-2023) and Domiana Abboud, Harris & Co Maritime Law Office
Harris & Co Maritime Law Office was estab- lished in 1977 and handles a lot of legal work in various areas of the law. Its main focus is on maritime and admiralty law, including ship ar - rests, charterparty disputes, cargo claims, the sale and purchase of ships, the financing of ship purchases, arbitration and commercial litigation. The firm represents ship-owners, charterers, agents, freight forwarders, P&L clubs, oil refin - eries and other commercial entities in shipping
and maritime law matters. Harris & Co receives instructions from the foremost shipping and maritime law departments of international law firms and keeps abreast of English and other jurisdictions’ maritime law judgments and pub - lications. Also, the firm is regularly instructed by legal firms abroad requiring legal assistance in maritime matters relating to Israel. The firm reg - ularly receives “top tier” ratings from Chambers & Partners, among other legal directories.
Contributing Editors
Yoav Harris graduated in 1999 summa cum laude from the law faculty of Haifa University. Yoav specialises in maritime law and commercial litigation. He is known for his deep and wide
John Harris (1940-2023) was a founding partner of Harris & Co.
Domiana Abboud is an associate attorney at Harris & Co. She graduated from the University of Haifa Faculty of Law in 2019. Prior to joining Harris & Co., Domiana gained
legal knowledge, the sharpness of his written and verbal pleadings, the quality of his cross- examinations and his skill in obtaining successful, satisfactory outcomes for his clients. Yoav contributes articles to the Israeli monthly magazine The Cargo and is co-author, with John Harris, of the Israeli chapters of the annual Ship Arrest in Practice guide of Shiparrested.com. He is also the editor of the Chambers International Global Practice Guide and the Israeli chapters of the international shipping guides of other legal directories.
valuable experience as a law clerk to a judge at the Haifa District Court and as an associate attorney at one of Israel’s leading law firms. Since 2021, she has been part of Harris & Co, where she specialises in maritime law and commercial litigation.
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