Candito Takes over as Ecochlor CEO
and environmental services firm. He has extensive experience with OPA 90 compliance issues with particular focus on vessel owner and insurance matters. Candito was an attorney with Haight Gardner Poor & Havens from 1985 to 1993 where he specialized in maritime litigation and environmental law. He also served as a marine engineer aboard Exxon USA’s domestic tanker fleet. Candito graduated from Hofstra University School of Law and the United States Merchant Marine Academy. “My entire career has been focused on either working for or assisting ship owners
Could Offshore Crewing Requirements Make Things Worse?
the U.S. economy in general, should there be interest on Capitol Hill to move such legislation. The Author Jonathan Waldron is a partner and chair of the maritime and international trade practice at Blank Rome LLP. Waldron concentrates his practice in maritime, international, and environmental law, including maritime security. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard for 20 years, attaining the rank of commander, and was senior counsel to the Marine Spill Response Corporation. (As published in the November 2016 edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News
Stirling Group Altor Open Doors for O&G Skills Week
more people to consider a career in HSE and risk management services.” Stirling Group Altor welcomed delegates from a range of backgrounds, including final year RGU Law and Management student Kieren Murphy who heard about the event through his university. “I have been studying environmental law as well as safety regulations and had previously completed a placement with an oil firm which included emergency response training,” he explained. “I am interested in working in health and safety after graduating, so this was the ideal opportunity to learn more in a practical way
Montgomery McCracken Adds 3 Maritime Attorneys
Timothy Semenoro join as partners and Robert E. O'Connor joins as an associate. All three were previously at the maritime law firm of Chalos O'Connor, LLP, where they worked on cases involving the Rickmers Genoa and MSC Flaminia. Eugene O'Connor has nearly 40 years of experience in maritime and environmental law, and focuses his practice on marine pollution; litigation of marine casualties, such as collisions, groundings and fires at sea; marine salvage and general average; defense of cargo claims; and the arbitration of charter party disputes. He frequently counsels clients on the Oil Pollution Act
