The roots of our practice were established in Piraeus in the summer of 2006.
Brought about by a decade of the founder’s experience gained serving as a solicitor with leading international maritime law practices in the City of London between 1996 and 2006, the firm grew over the coming years establishing further presences in London, Nicosia and Hong Kong.
Through this growth, our practice reached further into businesses and markets connected to and operating across the Eurasian trade route and the various jurisdictions encompassed within it.
The values of the practice have remained the same since its inception, assist in clearing the problem, do it as quickly, cleanly, and as inexpensively as possible; and let the client move on to their next chapter.
Today, we still pride ourselves on assisting our clients in this lean, focused, and effective manner. Expertly balancing the risks that they face and guiding them towards making balanced and informed decisions in their business ventures.
In the years to come, we look forward to our practice and its network venturing even further across the World’s trade routes and jurisdictions, and providing the same high standards of legal service that are expected by our community.
Learn more about our team
Soto Skinitis
Solicitor & Founder
Soto qualified as a solicitor with Lewis Moore & Co in 1999 having gained legal experience at Poles, Tublin Patestides & Stratakis in Manhattan, USA. He then went on to practice with Jackson Parton and Norton Rose, before founding the Skinitis Maritime Law firm in May 2006. He has been invited to be guest lecturer in Shipping Law at the Business College of Athens.
Soto remains largely focused on dry shipping. His main area of expertise is with disputes relating to charterparties, bills of lading, ship management agreements, ship sales & purchase contracts, bunker contamination, cargo claims, bad stowage, and other fields that relate to the dry shipping market. His extensive legal knowledge is complemented by a thorough understanding of the technical aspects of shipping gained whilst serving in the Greek merchant navy.
Soto is fluent in English and Greek, and has a good command of French.
John P. Gallen
Managing Director of Gallenalliance Solicitors
John Gallen is the Managing Director of gallenalliance Solicitors, Dublin. He established the firm in 2006 and advises a range of blue-chip Irish and International financial institutions and corporates.
He was previously with Ashurst (London and Singapore) and with A&L Goodbody (Dublin). John features in the Who’s Who as “sterling reputation”. He holds a Joint Honours Degree in Law and Computer Sciences, a Diploma in Software Engineering and is a Solicitor in Ireland and in England & Wales.
Clayton Hebbard
Managing Director of ClasG
Experienced Leader with a demonstrated history of working in the corporate services industry. Currently engaged in board or advisory positions in for profit and non profit organisations. Strong business development professional skilled in Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Financial Structuring, and Risk Management.
Georghios Colocassides
Managing Partner of Georghios Colocassides & Partners LLC
Called to the Cyprus Bar in 1987
Education: BSc, Bachelor of Science in Economics with specialisation in the field of Industry and Trade, London School of Economics (LSE) United Kingdom, MA, Master of Arts in Jurisprudence (law degree), Oxford University, United Kingdom, LL.M, Master of Laws with specialisation in commercial law and arbitration, King’s College, United Kingdom.
Membership: Cyprus Bar Association, Legal and Regulatory Committee of the Cyprus Investment Funds Association
Languages: Greek, English, French, German
Michael Michalis
Partner at Georghios Colocassides & Partners LLC
Called to the Cyprus Bar in 1998
Education: LL.B., Bachelor of Laws, Coventry University, United Kingdom
LL.M. , Master of Laws in European Commercial Law, University of Leicester, United Kingdom
Membership: Cyprus Bar Association
Licence: Licensed Insolvency Practitioner
Languages: Greek, English, elementary Italian
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