New York: Where Maritime Arbitration Began
New York: Where Maritime Arbitration Began
By Clay Maitland
Article first appeared in NYMAR (New York Maritime Inc.) – New York is the Capital for Shipping
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Jack O’Connell at The Maritime Executive Interviews Clay Maitland
This interview appeared in The Maritime Executive – January/February 2018 Issue
What attracted you to the maritime business?
I went to college at Columbia University and then Law School at New York Law in Lower Manhattan. My stepfather, who had a lot of contacts in banking and the legal profession, suggested that I apply for a job at Burlingham Underwood and Lord. I did and, to my surprise, received an invitation to come down and interview with them.
As it turned out, I only got a few job offers and chose the one from Burlingham because it was an admiralty law firm. I had never studied admiralty law, and I admitted it to the partner who interviewed… Continue reading