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Gerard W. WhitePartnerOffice - NY: New York gwhite@hillrivkins.com 45 Broadway, Suite 2110 New York, New York 10006 212-669-0600 office phone 212-669-0606 direct dial 732-610-6450 cell phone 212-669-0698 fax Office - NJ: Manalapan gwhite@hillrivkins.com The Bentley Building 98 Craig Road Manalapan, NJ 07726 732-838-0300 office phone 212-669-0606 direct dial 732-610-6450 cell phone 732-316-2365 fax |
Focus of Practice:
Admiralty & Maritime Law
Inland Transportation & Third Party Logistics
Large Loss Subrogation
Admiralty & Maritime Law
Inland Transportation & Third Party Logistics
Large Loss Subrogation
Products Liability
Insurance Defense
Insurance Coverage
Refinery & Petrochemical Losses
Fire Loss
Commercial Litigation
Arbitration
Trials and Appeals
Insurance Defense
Insurance Coverage
Refinery & Petrochemical Losses
Fire Loss
Commercial Litigation
Arbitration
Trials and Appeals
Educational Background:
St. John’s University School of Law
Juris Doctor, 1994
St. John’s University School of Law
Juris Doctor, 1994
United States Merchant Marine Academy
B.S. Nautical Science, magna cum laude, 1986
B.S. Nautical Science, magna cum laude, 1986
Admitted to Practice:
New Jersey (1994)
New York (1994)
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
New Jersey (1994)
New York (1994)
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Professional Affiliations:
Maritime Law Association of the United States
Monmouth County Bar Association
Maritime Law Association of the United States
Monmouth County Bar Association
Speaker:
"Understand the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act,” AIMU, February 2006 -- Instruction to members of the AIMU concerning statutory provisions which are relevant to claims handling and recovery actions.
“Electronic Discovery -- Preserving Computer Data,” American Bureau of Shipping, November 2006 -- Presentation to insurance clients recommending the implementation of procedures that should be followed in order to comply with more stringent court rules.
Representations Include:
Atlantic Cocoa v. Port Authoritv of NY / NJ & American Warehousing (NY Supreme, 2005) -- This litigation involved a fire loss which resulted in a favorable jury verdict and a recovery to underwriters that exceeded $1.4 million.
Eitzen Sealift A/S v. Cementos Andinos Dominicanos, S.A., 2006 A.M.C. 997 (S.D.N.Y. 2006) -- Rule B attachment by time chartered owner was vacated for that portion of London arbitration costs that were included in the claim amount. The owner was compelled to arbitrate with the charterer in New York and the London arbitration had not been commenced.
In re: Sea Trident, (NY Arbitration, 2004) -- Defense of a bulk shipowner's claim that a classification society failed to follow and enforce its rules when it ordered "prompt and thorough repair" in accordance with IACS' requirements.
APL China Litigation. (S.D.N.Y. 2000) -- Recovery action for cargo interests involving loss of more than 500 containers on this post panamax container vessel where vessel owner maintained that loss was caused by "parametric rolling."
Atlantic Cocoa v. Port Authoritv of NY / NJ & American Warehousing (NY Supreme, 2005) -- This litigation involved a fire loss which resulted in a favorable jury verdict and a recovery to underwriters that exceeded $1.4 million.
Eitzen Sealift A/S v. Cementos Andinos Dominicanos, S.A., 2006 A.M.C. 997 (S.D.N.Y. 2006) -- Rule B attachment by time chartered owner was vacated for that portion of London arbitration costs that were included in the claim amount. The owner was compelled to arbitrate with the charterer in New York and the London arbitration had not been commenced.
In re: Sea Trident, (NY Arbitration, 2004) -- Defense of a bulk shipowner's claim that a classification society failed to follow and enforce its rules when it ordered "prompt and thorough repair" in accordance with IACS' requirements.
APL China Litigation. (S.D.N.Y. 2000) -- Recovery action for cargo interests involving loss of more than 500 containers on this post panamax container vessel where vessel owner maintained that loss was caused by "parametric rolling."