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Edward Floyd is a commercial litigator who focuses on internation= al disputes involving the maritime and commodities industries. He has = handled numerous matters involving charter parties, commodities sales a= greements and terminal operations. Mr. Floyd regularly appears and arg= ues before the United States District Court for the Southern District o= f New York. He has also participated in multiple appeals before the Un= ited States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and has extensive e= xperience in maritime arbitration.
=20=0D=0A=0D=0AGiven the international nature of his practice, Mr. Floyd routinely work= s with attorneys around the globe on multi-jurisdictional disputes. Su= ch international cooperation has ranged from investigating corporate re= lationships to obtaining security for claims pending in other countries= and establishing U.S. recognition of foreign arbitral awards. In addi= tion to litigation, he has advised clients in connection with shipping = contracts, multinational group structures and regulatory compliance. =20=0D=0A=20=0D=0A
Mr. Floyd=92s maritime practice is enhanced by his being a graduate of t= he U.S. Naval Academy and having spent substantial time at sea himself.= Following graduation from Annapolis, he served as an infantry officer= in the United States Marine Corps and continues to serve in the reserv= es. In connection with his service, he has deployed to Iraq where he l= ed over 200 marines and sailors.
=20=0D=0A=0D=0ARepresentative Matters:
=0D=0A=0D=0AAchieved significant success as part of the firm=92s team of appellate p= ractitioners who obtained a highly favorable, landmark decision from th= e Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Hawknet, Ltd. v. Overseas Shipping= Agencies which has since been widely relied upon by courts and attorne= ys.
=20=0D=0A=0D=0AObtained United States recognition of a 35 million dollar foreign arbitr= al award involving the sale of soy beans.
=0D=0A=20=0D=0ARepresented an ethanol refiner in connection with termination of a long = term contract for product transportation from Caribbean refineries to U= .S. ports.
=0D=0A=20=0D=0ASuccessfully defended a German shipping company against alter ego claims= alleging that the defendant was dominated by a Persian Gulf based fami= ly. Soon thereafter, succeeded in defending an English commodities tra= der against similar alter ego allegations involving alleged domination = by an Egyptian entity.
=20=0D=0A=20=0D=0AAnalyzed a commodities trader=92s global operations in order to evaluate= exposure to U.S. jurisdiction.
=0D=0A=20=0D=0AAdvised a terminal operator / product refiner regarding environmental re= gulations and coastal trade laws.
=0D=0A=0D=0ACoauthored several widely disseminated, scholarly papers on maritime law= .
=0D=0A=20=0D=0AEducation and Bar Admissions:
=0D=0A=0D=0AUnited States Naval Academy, B.S. with merit, 1996;
=0D=0AFordham University School of Law, J.D., 2004 (Journal of Corporate and F= inancial Law);
=0D=0AAdmitted to the New York Bar, the New Jersey Bar, the United States Dist= rict Court for the Southern District of New York, the United States Dis= trict Court for the District of New Jersey, and the United States Court= of Appeals for the Second Circuit;
=0D=0AMember of the Maritime Law Association of the United States.=20=0D=0A
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