Elinor Dautlich

Elinor represents shipowners, operators, shipyards, designers and banks across the shipping, cruise, ferries, yachts and business jets, LNG and offshore sectors.

 She advises on all types of commercial shipping contracts including charterparties, shipbuilding contracts, EPC and EPCI contracts, O&M agreements, sale and purchase (assets and shares), joint venture arrangements, ship management, ship recycling, pooling agreements and contracts in the seismic sector, and as well as on ship and aviation finance, leasing, project finance, seller's credits and other forms of capital raising. She also advises on contracts for the design, construction, purchase and operation of yachts and business jets.

 Elinor has a particular expertise in LNG carrier vessels and has negotiated shipbuilding contracts and long-term time charterparties for a significant portion of the global LNG carrier fleet currently on order. Similarly, she regularly advises on contracts for FSRUs and FSUs as well as for the carriage of alternative fuels, and on charterparty provisions relating to emissions regulations.

 Elinor is recommended by the Legal 500 UK and Chambers directories. She is a former chair of the International Bar Association's Maritime and Land Transport Law Committee. Elinor has almost thirty years’ experience in professional practice.