Yannis (Ioannis) Litinas is a member of the Shipping Offshore team, and heads the English law team in Simonsen Vogt Wiig.
Yannis is qualified as a Solicitor in England (and as a Greek Advocate and a Norwegian Advokat) with extensive experience and competence within shipping, finance and international commercial law, having practised in London, Athens and Oslo. He is the trusted advisor of major shipping financing and investment houses, financing institutions, ship-owners, investors and funds, and offshore contractors on project finance structures, ship finance, shipbuilding, sale/purchase, chartering, offshore contracting (LNG, O&G and energy).
Yannis combines a thorough understanding of both the financing, as well as the operational and commercial elements of shipping transactions, which, together with his communications skills, makes him an excellent advisor in strategising and negotiating project finance, shipbuilding, construction and charter contracts, as well as in dispute resolution on shipping and offshore contracts. Yannis has a refined expertise in contracts for specialised vessels, and in contractual issues of insurances, indemnities, guarantees and other sureties, damages and remedies.
Yannis Litinas is a highly skilled shipping lawyer.Chambers and Partners
Yannis Litinas has excellent legal competence combined with commercial pragmatism.Chambers and Partners
Yannis Litinas represents one of the sharpest minds in the maritime finance space in Europe. He is exceptionally hands-on and his capacity to find commercially viable solutions to complex challenges is second to none.Legal 500
Work experience
Education
Languages
- English
- Greek
- Norwegian
- German (medium)
Publications
- Yannis Litinas has published articles in the International Law Office, the Lloyd's list, and other publications, on a variety of topics, and legal developments.
Languages
- English
- Greek
- Norwegian
- German (medium)