Education

Columbia University Law School, J.D.

New York University, MBA

University of Toronto, B.A., Philosophy

Bar Admissions

New York

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Lennard K. Rambusch

Partner
New York
t: 212-513-3211

Lennard K. Rambusch practices admiralty and commercial law. He assists foreign companies with their corporate and litigation requirements in the United States. Mr. Rambusch is a member of the firm's Litigation Section and the maritime group's Rapid Response Team and leads the firm's training program for foreign lawyers. He serves as legal advisor to the Commercial Section of the Consulate General of Denmark in New York. His admiralty practice involves maritime creditors' rights. He advises financial institutions and has served as lead counsel in numerous multi-national shipping workouts. He has conducted maritime lien and mortgage enforcement proceedings in most port cities in the United States and coordinated litigation around the United States and Canada and in more than 40 overseas jurisdictions. He has written and lectured on commercial and maritime law at the United Nations, Maritime Cyprus, Lloyd's, Marine Money and at meetings of the American and International Bar Associations. Mr. Rambusch is also a mediator. He serves on the mediation panel of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Mr. Rambusch served on active duty with the United States Coast Guard as a line officer, legal specialist and military judge and is a Captain in the United States Coast Guard Reserve (Ret.). He is a Knight of Denmark's Royal Order of Dannebrog.

Representative Engagements

Professional Honors & Awards

  • Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Shipping Lawyers
  • Best of the Best (Shipping and Maritime Law)
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated
  • International Who's Who of Shipping and Maritime Lawyers
  • Who's Who Legal

Memberships

  • International Bar Association, Past Chairman, Committee on Maritime and Transport Law
  • American Bar Association
  • New York County Lawyers' Association, Board Member
  • New York County Lawyers' Association Foundation, Board Member
  • Danish American Chamber of Commerce, Board Member and Past Chairman
  • American Scandinavian Foundation, Trustee
  • Maritime Law Association of the United States
  • Maritime Law Association of Australia/New Zealand
  • Canadian Maritime Law Association
  • Maritime Law Association of South Africa, (Honorary)

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of International Trade
  • U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
  • U.S. Appeals Courts, Second, Third, Fifth and Ninth Circuits
  • All State Courts in New York

Published Articles & Books

  • "International Maritime Workouts (Contributing Author)," Business Workout Manual , 2008
  • "Singapore as a Maritime Center," Singapore Maritime Law Association, Conference, 2007
  • "Arrest of Vessels in the United States (Contributing Author)," Maritime Law Handbook, 2006
  • "Workouts and Restructurings: The Interplay Between Admiralty and Bankruptcy," International Law Conference, 2006
  • "Ship Finance, Security For Shipping Loans: The U.S. Perspective on Enforcement," IBA Conference, Prague, 2005
  • "Maritime Arrest, Attachment and Judicial Sale of Vessels in the United States," IBA, Latin American and Caribbean Steering Group, Panama City, 2004
  • "Update on Maritime Security In the United States: The Dilemma Arising from Differences Between the U.S. and the International Regimes," IBA Conference, San Francisco, 2003
  • "Maritime Security In the U.S. post 9/11," IBA Conference, Durban, 2002
  • "Obtaining Security for Shipping: Maritime Arrests, Attachment and Judical Sale of Vessels in the United States," Lloyds, London, 2002
  • "The Americans with Disabilities Act Goes to Sea," International Business Lawyer, 2002
  • "The CMI/Uncitral's proposed treaty on the Carriage of Goods by Sea and Negotiable Bills of Lading," Newsletter of the Maritime and Transport Law Committee, 2002
  • "Maritime Compliance," International Law Conference, Cyrprus, 2000
  • "OPA 90: Evolution or Revolution," International Business Lawyer, 1996
  • "Alternative Dispute Resolution in U.S. Maritime Cases," The Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Law Journal, Special Maritime Edition, 1996
  • "Legal Implications of the ISM Code," Maritime Cyprus, 1995
  • "Hague-VISBY and the Hamburg Rules: The Need for a New Convention," Proceedings of the Congress of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, 1992