Education

Tulane Law School, J.D., magna cum laude

University of Virginia, B.A.

Bar Admissions

New York

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K. Blythe Daly

Associate
New York
t: 212-513-3570

Blythe Daly is an associate in the Maritime Practice Group. Her practice encompasses a broad range of domestic and international commercial and private yacht matters, including charter party and FD&D issues, maritime collisions and casualties, personal injury and death claims, warranty and insurance coverage disputes, attachment and arrest proceedings, Jones Act regulations, maritime bankruptcies and structured finance. In addition, she focuses on many aspects of today’s piracy, including general average claims, OFAC regulations and the carriage of armed security personnel.

Ms. Daly maintains a pro bono case load involving The List Project to resettle Iraqi Allies and the New York City Bar Justice Center Legal Clinic for the Homeless. Ms. Daly interned with the Center for Seafarer's Rights during her first summer in law school and remains active in seafarer advocacy programs.

Ms. Daly received a certificate in Maritime Law and a Certificate of Mediation Training from Tulane University Law School. While at Tulane, she served as the editor in chief of the Tulane Maritime Law Journal and the chair of the 2007 Moot Court Arbitration Team.

Prior to law school, Ms. Daly sailed extensively along the East Coast of the United States, the Caribbean and Mexico. She also spent a year working on the production of "Master and Commander." She currently holds a 100-ton Near Coastal Master’s license from the United States Coast Guard.

Professional Honors & Awards

  • Rising Star, New York Super Lawyers magazine, 2011

Memberships

  • American Bar Association - Tort Trial & Insurance Section, Vice Chair of the Admiralty and Maritime Committee
  • American Sail Training Association
  • Maritime Law Association
  • New York City Bar Association
  • New York Yacht Club

Court Admissions

  • All State Courts in New York
  • United States Southern and Eastern District Courts of New York

Published Articles & Books

  • "Sompo Japan Insurance Co. of America v. Union Pacific Railroad: The Second Circuit's Recent Movement Away from Uniformity in Its Application of the Carmack Amendment," 31 Tul. Mar. L.J. 639, 2007