Maritime Law
Bierman Pautt & Associates is the group's Panamanian law firm — an international practice serviced by specialist lawyers in the world's key shipping and trade hubs. Based near the Panama Maritime Authority headquarters, the firm handles ship registration, seafarers certification, offshore corporate work and admiralty matters under Panama, Vanuatu, Cambodia, Sierra Leone, Belize, Mongolia, Bolivia, Kiribati, Palau, Cameroon and Tuvalu, among other flags. Its position inside the group means legal strategy is set alongside — not after — the evidence being gathered by IME's surveyors.
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Ship Registration
Vessel registration and re-registration under Panama and correspondent registries — Vanuatu, Cambodia, Sierra Leone, Belize, Mongolia, Bolivia, Kiribati, Palau, Cameroon, Tuvalu and others.
Seafarers Certification
Issuance of crew licences, DMLC Part I and bunker convention certificates for seafarers serving on Panamanian and correspondent-flag vessels.
Company Incorporation & Management
Incorporation and ongoing management of Panamanian and offshore corporate structures — the corporate vehicles that shipowners actually use.
Casualty & Admiralty Counsel
Legal exposure envelope, arrest and release, coordination with P&I clubs and correspondents from the first hour of a marine incident.