The Expert Navigators in Maritime, Transportation and Insurance Law
Isaacs & Co. is one of Canada's leading full-service maritime, transportation and insurance law firms and concentrates on all areas of maritime law and related civil litigation. Representing a wide range of domestic and international clients in all sectors of the industry, we focus on all facets of the business from the buying and selling of ships, preparation of shipping contracts and insurance claims to the litigation of marine conflicts of all types. We also handle transportation issues in general including trucking and cargo travelling via rail and air. Our depth of experience and expertise goes far beyond maritime and transportation matters. We also represent a variety of insurance companies in a number of different lines including commercial, home and auto, liability, boiler and machinery and other specialty lines. Whether we are handling a transportation or insurance case, our philosophy is to achieve the absolute best results for every client. We constantly strive to forge strong and enduring relationships with leaders in the maritime, transportation and insurance communities, and we work hard to understand their businesses and objectives. Our aim is to help our clients achieve those objectives, not by meeting their expectations, but by vastly exceeding them. The Expert Navigators in Maritime, Transportation and Insurance Law
One of Canada s leading full-service maritime and insurance law firms Maritime and admiralty law concerns the shipment of goods by sea and all facets of maritime transportation from shipbuilding and supply to cargo damage and accidents that occur on the high seas or on Canada s inland waterways. Our firm has built a solid reputation on its expertise in maritime and admiralty law. In fact, in March 2006 and again in May 2010, Canadian Lawyer magazine named Isaacs & Co. one of Canada s leading boutique law firms in the area of maritime law. We offer more than just the successful resolution of marine conflicts, both in and out of court. Our practice handles everything that affects the shipping business from marine casualties to marine insurance claims, from commercial transactions to charter-party arbitrations. We bring our clients sound, costeffective solutions. When it has been necessary to go to trial, we have had tremendous success. We also have a significant practice in providing advice in the commercial setting for our shipping clients. Our services range from daily legal advice to the shipping industry and the drafting of shipping documents to the negotiation and completion of major vessel transactions affecting a shipping business.
As part of our active maritime practice, we regularly become involved in other aspects of transportation litigation including trucking, rail and air cargo transportation. Transportation Law We handle cargo damage and loss cases on behalf of cargo insurers, trucking companies, freight forwarders and others involved in the transportation of goods. We frequently accept subrogation recovery cases from cargo insurers and recovery agencies on a no-cure, no-pay basis which minimizes risk and cost of litigation to our clients. In addition to our well-known expertise in marine and transportation insurance, Isaacs & Co. maintains a vibrant and varied practice representing a wide range of insurance companies and insurers in a number of different fields. Experts in Insurance Law We have also defended a wide variety of matters on behalf of insurers from slip and fall claims in grocery and retail stores to serious motor vehicle accidents, building fires and complicated product defect claims. We regularly represent insurers in commercial lines, such as commercial general liability, product liability, commercial auto fleet, equipment breakdown insurance, boiler and machinery insurance, professional errors and omissions insurance and personal lines such as home and auto. However, Isaacs & Co. is much more than just a typical insurance defence firm. We are frequently called upon to provide insurers with coverage opinions in all lines of insurance including home and auto, equipment breakdown, commercial general liability and professional errors and omissions. We also give advice on policy coverage and defend insurance coverage applications on a regular basis. As well, Isaacs & Co. has been involved in the drafting of policy language on behalf of leading insurers. Isaacs & Co. also maintains a significant subrogation practice. Although this service initially started with marine cargo claims, it has rapidly expanded to include all types of claims where the insurance company is subrogated to the rights of its insured and is seeking to recover for the loss.
Exploring innovative solutions to a wide range of legal challenges At Isaacs & Co., we do much more than just maritime, transportation and insurance law. We regularly handle personal injury, environmental and general and commercial litigation matters. Commercial and General Civil Litigation Environmental Law We handle a variety of litigation outside the transportation and insurance fields including complex commercial litigation relating to business enterprises, breach of contracts, employment, personal injury and other disputes. Our expertise includes disputes over the sales of land, collection of debts and wrongful dismissal cases. Our maritime practice calls for our involvement in oil or hazardous substance pollution incidents such as spills of hazardous cargoes, fueling mishaps or the discharge of pollutants into the environment. For many years, we have acted for petro-chemical companies, shipping companies and insurers, dealing with issues and litigation over oil leaks and remediation efforts.
Representative Matters Maritime Law Cargo damage claims Arrest of vessels and enforcement of maritime liens Maritime collisions Recreational and pleasure craft incidents Maritime injury Salvage and General Average claims Marine insurance disputes Oil or noxious substances pollution Defence of environmental claims including charges by governmental authorities or civil liability claims Maritime regulatory issues including government investigations Ship sale agreements Shipbuilding & repair contracts Ship supply contracts and related disputes Ship Finance Chartering of vessels and related matters Contracts of Affreightment Insurance Coverage and duty to defend applications Lawsuits relating to scope of coverage under insurance policies Coverage opinions to insurers Claims by policyholders for coverage under a variety of policies including cargo, auto, and commercial Defence of liability claims Defence of professional negligence claims Product liability claims General civil, commercial & personal injury Defence of personal injury claims arising from auto accidents, boating accidents, slip and falls Represented injured people in advancing claims for injuries arising out of auto accidents, slip and fall, workplace accidents, maritime injuries, medical malpractice Damage and nuisance claims for homeowners arising out of sewer back-ups and water heater failures Property and structural damage cases in warehouse/building collapses and fires Represented building owners in fires caused by negligent tenants and contractors Acted for individuals and companies in a variety of claims including debt collection and disputes over land
MARC ISAACS, is listed in the publication, Best Lawyers in Canada, for maritime law, and the International Who's Who of Shipping & Maritime Lawyers. He is widely known by his peers as a leading lawyer in maritime law and as a respected courtroom advocate. With over 15 years of experience in complex maritime, transportation and insurance related matters, Marc Isaacs and his firm has developed a solid reputation for results and client service. Marc has been involved in a number of precedent setting maritime and insurance law cases. Marc graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1994 and subsequently obtained a Masters of Law in Admiralty, with distinction, from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana in 2002. While at Tulane, Marc was a Fellow of the Admiralty Law Institute, the recipient of the award for the highest standing in the graduate class and a member of the editorial board of the Tulane Maritime Law journal. After returning to Canada, he joined a maritime law practice that was soon recognized by Canadian Lawyer magazine as one of Canada s top boutique firms in the area. Isaacs & Co. was formed in 2007 and began a practice in all areas of maritime and transportation law and insurance. In 2010, Canadian Lawyer once again recognized Isaacs & Co. as a leading boutique law firm in maritime law. Marc represents clients from all areas of the maritime industry including ship owners, ship managers, ship suppliers, freight forwarders, cargo owners and marine insurance companies. His practice includes resolving maritime, commercial and insurance disputes; handling emergency response to marine incidents, and offering commercial legal advice to the marine industry including the drafting of bills of lading and negotiating contracts. In addition to his marine practice, Marc has successfully represented different clients, on a variety of non-marine matters, in and out of the court room. Marc has taken numerous trials to verdict and has succeeded in the Ontario and Federal Courts of Appeal. Marc's experience, quality of advice and practical approach to dispute resolution has made Isaacs & Co. one of the "go to" firms for the difficult and complex cases. Marc has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada and International Who s Who of Shippping and Maritime Lawyers. Marc is a director of the Marine Club, the Canadian Maritime Law Association and the Canadian Transport Lawyers Association. In addition to an active legal practice, Marc also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Admiralty Law at the University of Toronto Law School.
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