Steffen Pedersen

Steffen’s experience covers the full range of shipping and offshore matters, from collisions, to charters, cargo claims, construction contracts and financing projects. He has handled both contentious and non-contentious cases with an emphasis on contentious work (arbitration, litigation and, increasingly, mediation) throughout the Far East and in London. Steffen advises throughout the Asia-Pacific on a variety of yacht and superyacht matters, including yacht construction and sale and purchase contracts.

Steffen has spent his entire career in Asia and has particular expertise in relation to China acting both for and against major Chinese yards, financing institutions and state-owned and private companies. In recent years, in the wake of the global financial crisis and sudden plunge in oil prices he has developed a particular expertise in investigations and obtaining security against counterparties in the Far East and particularly China.

Steffen accepts appointments as arbitrator. He is highlighted as a leading lawyer in Chambers Asia 2017.