Maritime Finance 101

Hoyoon Nam | Vedder Price

Hoyoon Nam is a Shareholder in Vedder Price’s New York and London* offices and a member of the Global Transportation Finance team.

Mr. Nam focuses his practice on maritime and transportation finance. Mr. Nam frequently represents banks, investment funds, corporate borrowers and financial sponsors in connection with financing and restructuring transactions. He also works on direct lending and other private credit matters, representing private debt providers in connection with acquisition debt, special situations, rescue and bridge financings as well as working capital and liquidity-enhancing credit transactions.

He has extensive experience in asset finance matters, including lending transactions involving clients in the maritime and transportation industry sectors. Mr. Nam is qualified in New York, England and Wales and the Marshall Islands. Since 2023, he has been ranked in Chambers USA’s Nationwide Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance category and in 2024 he was recommended in the Transport: Shipping—Finance category by Legal 500 USA.

John F. Imhof Jr | Vedder Price

John F. Imhof Jr. is a Shareholder and a member of the firm’s Global Transportation Finance team. Mr. Imhof focuses his practice on maritime and transportation finance.

He has more than 30 years of experience advising lenders, lessors, investors, borrowers and lessees in the domestic and cross-border financing of transportation and logistics assets, including ships, shipping containers, aircraft, railroad rolling stock and related infrastructure. His experience involves a variety of facilities and financing techniques, including syndicated senior secured loan facilities, mezzanine and subordinated loan facilities, letter-of-credit facilities, single-investor leases, leveraged leases, sale-leaseback transactions and restructurings.

Mr. Imhof also advises investors in connection with a variety of investments in maritime and transportation assets, including investments in existing companies, the formation of joint ventures and the acquisition of distressed debt. His clients include leading banks, hedge funds, private equity funds, shipowners, airlines and rail transportation companies. From 2020 to 2024, Mr. Imhof was recognized by The Legal 500 United States in the Transport: Shipping—Finance category. In 2023 and 2024, TheLegal 500 United States recognized him as a Leading Lawyer in the Transport: Shipping – Finance category.

I. Maritime financing structures | 11:00am – 11:30am

II. Maritime liens | 11:30am – 12:00pm

Break | 12:00pm – 12:10pm

III. Vessel mortgages | 12:10pm – 12:40pm

IV. Enforcement issues | 12:40pm – 1:10pm