Jack Greenbaum represents clients in the areas of maritime and international commercial law, arbitration, and general litigation. He has established a reputation as both advocate and arbitrator. Mr. Greenbaum's clients include protection and indemnity associations, shipowners, operators, charterers, brokers, and commodity traders, in areas including: · charterparty and bill-of-lading disputes · commodity contracts · letters of credit · general commercial disputes Mr. Greenbaum is recognized as a leading shipping litigation attorney by Chambers USA, Chambers Global, and Legal Media Group, Inc. He has also received the highest possible rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Chambers USA 2009 stated he "is noted for his skill in charter party disputes, Rule B cases and commodities litigation." Chambers USA 2008 noted he is "'absolutely great on his feet,' [he] has a strong grasp of commercial law, in addition to maritime, and has been particularly active in charter party and Rule B Attachment work." In Chambers USA 2007, he "is particularly appreciated for his 'great, practical advice on strategy and the handling of difficult and complex issues.' " The 2006 Chambers USA said his "understated approach is said to 'just focus on the key issues in a case.' A litigator with an 'insightful intellect,' he engenders much respect among peers, who claim that they can 'always walk away from cases with him feeling clean.' " Representative Matters · Successfully co-defended a major oil company in a $12 million claim for wrongful termination of a bareboat charterparty in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. · Obtained summary judgment in the Southern District of New York for $15 million in favor of the beneficiary of a letter of credit against the issuing bank, and then obtained dismissal of the account party's action to attach the proceeds. · Obtained upon trial in the U.S. District Court in New Jersey a $1 million judgment for a shipowner against a fuel oil supplier for damage to the ship's engine. · Obtained summary judgment for foreign bankruptcy administrator of a Serbian bank in a Section 304 ancillary proceeding to repatriate funds seized by a judgment holder in New York. · Hundreds of arbitrations of charterparty, bills of lading, and other commercial disputes. · Countless actions to obtain or vacate maritime attachments of electronic fund transfers, and arrests and attachments of ships and cargoes. Memberships Federal Bar Council Maritime Law Association of the United States Publications BLANK ROME CONGRATULATES OUR MARITIME ATTORNEYS FOR THEIR RECOGNITION IN CHAMBERS 2010
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July 2010 (No. 3)
Thomas H. Belknap, Jr., Jack A. Greenbaum, John D. Kimball and Jonathan K. Waldron ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS IN NEW YORK: KOEHLER V. BANK OF BERMUDA LTD
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March 2010 (No. 2)
Jack A. Greenbaum THE END OF WINTER STORM: THE SECOND CIRCUIT DECIDES THAT "BENEFICIARY" WIRE TRANSFERS ARE NOT ATTACHABLE PROPERTY UNDER RULE B AND THAT IT IS "PROBABLE" THAT "ORIGINATOR" WIRE TRANSFERS ARE LIKEWISE NOT ATTACHABLE
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Maritime Developments Advisory
October 2009 (No. 20)
Thomas H. Belknap, Jr., Jack A. Greenbaum, Jeremy J.O. Harwood and Richard V. Singleton II MEET BLANK ROME
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July 2009 (No. 3)
W. Cameron Beard, Thomas H. Belknap, Jr., Brett M. Esber, Jeanne M. Grasso, Jack A. Greenbaum, Jeremy J.O. Harwood, et al. Recognition CHAMBERS USA 2011 RECOGNIZES MORE BLANK ROME ATTORNEYS AND PRACTICES
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June 10, 2011
Thomas H. Belknap, Jr., Thomas E. Biron, Fred Blume, J. Caleb Boggs III, Kevin J. Bruno, David W. Carickhoff, et al. CHAMBERS USA 2010 RECOGNIZES MORE BLANK ROME ATTORNEYS AND PRACTICES
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June 11, 2010
Thomas H. Belknap, Jr., Thomas E. Biron, Fred Blume, Ernest W. Chung, Scott F. Cooper, Steven Dubow, et al. CHAMBERS USA 2009 RECOGNIZES MORE BLANK ROME ATTORNEYS AND PRACTICES
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June 2009
Thomas H. Belknap, Jr., Thomas E. Biron, Fred Blume, Scott F. Cooper, Steven Dubow, Bonnie Glantz Fatell, et al. CHAMBERS USA 2008-HIGHER RANKINGS FOR MORE BLANK ROME TEAMS AND ATTORNEYS
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June 2008
Thomas E. Biron, Fred Blume, Scott F. Cooper, Steven Dubow, Bonnie Glantz Fatell, Joseph S. Finkelstein, et al. CHAMBERS USA 2007 RECOGNIZES BLANK ROME'S LEADING PRACTICES AND ATTORNEYS
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June 2007
Thomas E. Biron, Fred Blume, Steven Dubow, Bonnie Glantz Fatell, Lawrence F. Flick II, Harvey I. Forman, et al. CHAMBERS GLOBAL 2007 RECOGNIZES LEADERS IN SHIPPING LAW
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February 12, 2007
Nigel J. Binnersley, Jack A. Greenbaum and John D. Kimball |